Welcome to IL-HPCO

IL-HPCO's mission is to promote hospice as optimum healthcare at the end of life.

IL-HPCO educates the public and healthcare providers about the value of hospice in regards to end-of-life care issues in the state of Illinois.

Founded in 1980, the Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is committed to improving end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in Illinois and their loved ones.

IL-HPCO's membership represents both rural and urban hospices. Hospice programs range from small, community-based programs serving 3-5 patients daily to large urban programs providing services for more than 800 patients daily, in multiple locations.

Audio Conferences:

• Hydration & Nutrition at End-of-Life: The Catholic Perspective.
  Speaker: Fr. William Grogan
  Friday, April 18, 2008, 10:30 am to 12:00 noon.
  To register please print this form.
  • DOCUMENTATION:
    • Call in Instructions
    • Agenda
    • Evaluation Form
    • Memo from Rev. Grogan
    • Commentary on The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
    • Responses to Certain Questions of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration

Half Day Nursing Program - Advance Concepts in Pain Assessment and Management

May 17, 2008, 8:00 - 3:15 pm CST
Joliet Area Community Hospice
250 Water Stone Circle
Joliet, IL 60431

For more information and to register, click here.

For Job Openings, please go to the Jobs page on the Events Calendar.

Click here for Illinois Medicare Hospice Rates.