About Us
Who Are We?
The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California is a statewide partnership of more than 95 regional and statewide organizations dedicated to the advancement of palliative medicine and end-of-life care in California.
Mission Statement
To promote high-quality, compassionate end-of-life care for all Californians.
Funding
The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California is funded through grants, donations, and in-kind support. We appreciate the support of the following organizations in 2009:
- Alliance of Catholic Health Care
- Archstone Foundation
- California HealthCare Foundation
- California Hospital Association
- Sutter Health
Past funders include:
- American Cancer Society
- Center to Advance Palliative Care
- California Department of Developmental Services
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California
- The Lance Armstrong Foundation
- Purdue Pharma
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Sierra Health Foundation
Staff
- Judy Citko, J.D.
- Executive Director
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- Judy has nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare. Before joining the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, she worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, and computer programmer for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and managed care providers.
- Ellen Hickey
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- Before joining the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, Ellen was Community Liaison for Hospice of Amador and Calaveras. She previously served as Director of Research and Communications for an international non-profit working to promote sustainable agriculture.
- Erin Henke
- POLST Program Manager
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- Erin brings 13 years of experience in healthcare marketing and education. Prior to joining the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, Erin was Director of Communications & Community Relations with Hospice By The Bay in the San Francisco area and Co-Chaired the San Francisco Bay Area Network for End-of-Life Care. Erin has also worked with the American Medical Association.
- Christina Johnson
- Program Manager
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- Christina brings over 12 years experience in communications and public relations to the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. Prior to joining CCCC, she was Program Specialist for the California Telemedicine and eHealth Center. She previously served as Public Information Specialist for the Association of Regional Center Agencies and Media Director for the California State Fair.
- Suzanne Richards
- Administrative Assistant
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- Suzanne has over 10 years of administrative work in children’s mental health and civil engineering. Before joining the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, she worked as a Trainer and Business Services Coordinator at FamiliesFirst, Inc. in Sacramento.
CCCC at Work
- POLST Offers Next Stage in Honoring Patient Preferences [PDF]
- Diane E. Meier, M.D. and Larry Beresford
- Journal of Palliative Medicine, Volume 12, Number 4, 2009
- Improving End-of-Life Care Through Community-Based Grassroots Collaboration: Development of the Chinese-American coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) [PDF]
- Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, et al
- Journal of Palliative Care, 24:1, 2008
- Evaluating the California Hospital Initiative in Palliative Services (CHIPS) [PDF]
- Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, et al.
- Archives of Internal Medicine, January 24, 2006
- The Community State Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care—California [PDF]
- Improving End-of-Life Care in Nursing Facilities
- Terry E. Hill, MD, Marjorie Ginsburg, MPH, Judy Citko, JD, and Mary Cadogan DrPH, RN, CGNP
- Journal of Palliative Medicine, Volume 8, Number 2, 2005
- Improving End-of-Life Care: California Nursing Home Projects Target Communication, Patient Preference [PDF]
- Larry Beresford
- Future Age, September/October 2005
CCCC Updates
CCCC’s Email Newsletters
- December 21, 2009 – Number 13
- December 17, 2009 – Number 12
- October 27, 2009 – Number 11
- August 26, 2009 – Number 10
- July 20, 2009 – Number 9
- July 16, 2009 – Number 8
- June 15, 2009 – Number 7
- June 11, 2009 – Number 6
- May 7, 2009 – Number 5
- April 22, 2009 – Number 4
- March 5, 2009 – Number 3
- February 25, 2009 – Number 2
- January 14, 2009 – Number 1
2009 Advisory Board Members
- Mary Cadogan, DrPH, RN, NP,
- Assistant Professor.
- UCLA School of Nursing
- Judy Citko, JD
- Executive Director
- Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
- Lori Dangberg
- Vice President
- Alliance of Catholic Health Care
- Kathy Glasmire
- Associate Director
- Center for Healthcare Decisions
- Jan Guiliano
- Director of Education and Events Management
- Aging Services of California
- Michael Gunther-Maher, MD
- Director of Continuing Care
- Kaiser Permanente Roseville/Sacramento
- David Kessler, RN
- VP Patient Support Care Services
- Citrus Valley Health Partners
- Brother Felipe Martinez,
- Staff Chaplain
- Good Samaritan Hospital, Downey, CA
- Mark Robinson, MSW,
- Palliative Care Curriculum Project Assistant Clinical Professor
- UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lois Suder
- Executive Director
- California Health Foundation & Trust
- Mary Taverna
- Former President & CEO
- Hospice by the Bay
- Patty Watson-Wood, RN, BSN
- Senior Health and Caregiver Support Coordinator
- Huntington Hospital
- Co-Chair, San Gabriel Valley End-of-Life Coalition
