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Ensuring Adequate Palliative and Hospice Care During COVID-19 Surges

JAMA Viewpoint

Sep 21, 2020

Authors Jean Abbott, Daniel Johnson and Matthew Wynia conclude that an ethical approach to pandemic surge planning requires recognizing and addressing threats of scarcity throughout the community. Failure to plan for adequate palliative and hospice care when a substantial increase in disease and death is expected is unconscionable, and it risks undermining patient-family trust, long-term emotional health, and the core values of society. Read article>>