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September 1, 2020; ANA – MASSACHUSETTS REPORT ON NURSING Putting Compassion at the Heart of Healthcare (article on page 6)
August 26, 2020; WBUR Part 2. Health Care Workers Face Mental Health Struggles After Caring For COVID Patients
August 25, 2020; WBUR ‘Forever Altered’: Health Care Workers Face Mental Health Struggles After Caring For COVID Patients
August 20, 2020; News 8 WTNH Local hospital group reinstates mental health check-in program for healthcare workers on frontlines of pandemic
August 4, 2020; AMA Journal of Ethics Do Physicians Have Collective, Not Just Individual, Obligations to Respond to the Opioid Crisis?
July 22, 2020; WGBH In It Together – Essential Workers (Schwartz segment starts at 15:40)
July 2, 2020; Thrive Global How Personal Grief Led This Doctor to Connect COVID Patients With Their Families
July 2, 2020; Thrive Global For Three Nurses, the Daily Rituals of the Hospital Kept Them Resilient and Hopeful
April 23, 2020; WBZ 4 CBS Boston Coronavirus Impact: Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health In Jeopardy
April 14, 2020; The Boston Globe Mental health crisis looms in providers’ rush to care
April 9, 2020; PRI's The World The mental health of health care professionals
March 16, 2020 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health collaborates with Thrive Global to launch The Health and Wellness For All Program
February 5, 2020; CBS19 NEWS - Charlottesville New First Sentara Martha Jefferson HealthWise: Schwartz Rounds
February 3, 2020; JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration Does Organizational Compassion Matter? A Cross-sectional Survey of Nurses
January 7, 2020; Hutch News Stories Dr. Thomas J. Lynch Jr. named new president and director of Fred Hutch
January 3, 2020; STAT Health care providers are unrecognized victims of mass killings. We’re doing little to support them.
November 22, 2019; EurekAlert! (AAAS) Sophia Maurasse, M.D., wins prestigious National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award
November 15, 2019; Journal of Healthcare Management Can Organizational Leaders Sustain Compassionate, Patient-Centered Care and Mitigate Burnout?
November 7, 2019; The Eagle Times Dr. Kari Rosenkranz is nominated for compassionate caregiver award
November 5, 2019; American Hospital Association Compassion in Action: How to create and sustain cultures of compassion

November 1, 2019; McGill Med e-News Can we teach empathy and compassion?
September 5, 2019; TheBMJOpinion Schwartz rounds⁠—a simple way to support staff and promote compassionate patient care
June 5, 2019; Quartz at Work A simple strategy helps doctors fight burnout. Could it work for the rest of us?
December 10, 2018; PhillyVoice Compassionomics 101: How kindness can make a big difference in health care
July 20, 2018; Nursing Administration Quarterly (NAQ) Mission Critical: Nursing Leadership Support for Compassion to Sustain Staff Well-Being
April 20, 2017; European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) Magazine Schwartz Center Rounds to Enhance Compassionate Care: Results from a U.K. Mapping Survey
February 28, 2017; WBUR Kind World Kind World #34: So Much More
January 11, 2017; USA Today Inside hospital, families find refuge with recliners, tissues and cake
January 3, 2017; Radio Rounds An Interview with Dr. Beth Lown
December 15, 2016; athenaInsight 7 Ways to Make Healthcare More Compassionate
April 21, 2016; Health Affairs Blog Make The Clinician Burnout Epidemic A National Priority
April 16, 2016; Kevin MD Medical education needs literature. Here’s why.
December 4, 2015; WBUR Kind World Kind World #19: She Remembers It All
October 15, 2015; University of Massachusetts Medical School Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare appoints UMass Medical School executive vice chancellor to its Board of Directors
September 13, 2015; CNN How to improve doctors’ bedside manner
July 7, 2015; Nogales International Patient care is an art
June 11, 2015; BMJ Blogs Kindness suffers as the capacity for fellow feeling recedes – Schwartz Rounds: a revolution in compassionate care
May 30, 2015; Modern Healthcare Establishing a strong culture of compassion improves quality of care, bottom line
May 26, 2015; The Columbus Dispatch Hospital staff needs grief care, too
May 1, 2015; In Step Let’s Talk

April 1, 2015; Patient Education & Counseling Can compassionate healthcare be measured? The Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale™
May 15, 2014; The ASCO Post, American Society of Clinical Oncology Schwartz Center Rounds Programs Foster Clinical Teamwork and Enhance Patient Care
April 30, 2014; International Journal of Health Policy and Management Toward More Compassionate Healthcare Systems
April 16, 2014; Cognoscenti, WBUR-Radio Caring for the Survivors, Caring for Ourselves
April 14, 2014; WBUR-Radio From Officers to Doctors, Marathon Prep Happening on Several Fronts
April 3, 2014; International Journal of Health Policy and Management Enabling Compassionate Healthcare: Perils, Prospects and Perspectives
April 1, 2014; Vital Signs, Massachusetts Medical Society Boston Marathon Caregivers Reflect: Looking Back and Moving Forward
January 9, 2014; LeadDoc, American College of Physician Executives Center Helps Health Professionals Provide Compassionate Care
January 1, 2014; JOURNAL OF PATIENT EXPERIENCE Seven guiding commitments: Making the U.S. healthcare system more compassionate
December 30, 2013; Boston Globe A Physician Committed to Compassionate Care
December 2, 2013; Cambridge Chronicle Cambridge Resident Named Compassionate Caregiver Finalist
December 1, 2013; Rhode Island Medical Journal Schwartz Center Honors Dr. Chopra with 2013 Compassionate Caregiver Award
December 1, 2013; Journal of General Internal Medicine Reflections on Compassion in the Midst of Violence
November 22, 2013; Boston Globe Marathon Bombing Caregivers Honored at Boston Event
November 17, 2013; Bangor Daily News Brunswick Psychiatrist Who Works with Kenyan AIDS Orphans Honored for Compassion
August 20, 2013; Journal of Health Care Risk Management Communicate, Don’t Litigate: The Schwartz Center Connections Program
August 14, 2013; The Martha’s Vineyard Times Dr. Don Berwick Says Patient Centered Health Care Saves Lives, Dollars
August 13, 2013; MassNonProfit.org Schwartz Center Gives $110K to Support End-of-Life Discussions
July 20, 2013; Houston Chronicle Caregivers Get Time to Focus on Selves so They Can Care for Others
July 16, 2013; Boston.com Restoring a Culture of Compassion in a Crisis

May 30, 2013; CommonHealth Compassionate Care in U.K. After Deplorable Care, Alzheimer’s Drowning
May 15, 2013; Proto: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Medicine The Need for Compassion
May 6, 2013; Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio Bedside Manner: Conversations with Patients About Death
May 6, 2013; Boston Globe After Bombings, Hospitals Turn to Healing Their Own
May 2, 2013; The (Troy, NY) Record Dr. James Reed: Consolidation Can’t Come at Cost of Compassion
April 30, 2013; The (Nevada County, CA) Union Relieving Emotional Stress for Health Care Providers
April 29, 2013; Boston Globe Caring for the Caregivers
April 19, 2013; Boston Globe Fellow Caregivers Need to Heal Too
March 25, 2013; The Boston Globe Empathy Gap in Medical Students
March 1, 2013; Journal of Oncology Practice Practical Issues in Palliative and Quality of Life Care
January 14, 2013; University of Mississippi Medical Center Schwartz Center Rounds Spotlights Parents’ Perspective on Painful Prognoses
December 12, 2012; The Boston Globe Compassionate Care is Rooted in Respect for Patients
November 9, 2012; CommonHealth Everyone Needs a Caring Listener: Gut Doctor Wins Compassion Prize
November 9, 2012; Reuters Sanofi and Genzyme Congratulate the 2012 Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award Winner
July 16, 2012; The Boston Globe Finding Healing for the Healers
May 12, 2012; Toronto Star Is Bad Bedside Manner a Conscious Decision on the Doctor’s Part?
March 21, 2012; The Boston Globe Nurses Balk at Bid to Guide Dealings with Patients
February 17, 2012; Guardian Professional Schwartz Scheme Boosting Staff Morale in NHS
January 1, 2012; American Nurse Today Schwartz Center Rounds® and Magnet®: Enhancing patient- and family-centered care
December 28, 2011; The Inquirer On Schwartz Center Rounds, Hospital Staff Makes Emotional Connections

December 5, 2011; The Boston Globe She Helps Others at the End
November 23, 2011; BizBash Media Healthcare Dinner Emphasizes Videos Over Speeches
November 22, 2011; Business Wire Clinicians Discuss Emotions, Seek Counsel at Stanford Hospital Forums
November 14, 2011; Wellesley Weston Magazine Strengthening the Relationship Between Patients and Caregivers: The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare
November 13, 2011; The Daily Item NSMC Neonatal Nurse a Finalist for National Caregiver Award
November 11, 2011; The Boston Globe Boston Globe Magazine Readers Respond to Story on “Building Better Doctors”
September 23, 2011; The Boston Globe Same Message, Different Tone on Health Care Costs
September 21, 2011; Boston.com Blumenthal: Electronic health records, despite flaws, make doctors better
September 16, 2011; Channel 5 News Compassion In Healthcare
September 15, 2011; New York Times Sharing the Stresses of Being a Doctor
September 8, 2011; WBUR CommonHealth Blog Where’s The Love? Study Details Health Care Compassion-Gap
August 26, 2011; Greater New York Hospital Association Resident Brings Schwartz Rounds to Women and Children’s Hospital
August 26, 2011; Boston Business Journal Remembering the “Person” in Personal Care
August 17, 2011; Boston Business Journal Dreyfus to Receive CEO Leadership Award
August 8, 2011; Health Affairs Agenda for Improving Compassionate Care
July 11, 2011; Nurse.com End of Shift: Goodbye to Baby
July 5, 2011; CommonHealth MA First Lady Diane Patrick Speaks Out On Her Depression
July 1, 2011; CommonHealth Barbara Levine, Compassionate Caregiver to Mourners, Now Mourned Herself
May 31, 2011; Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare The State of Compassionate Healthcare
May 27, 2011; The Boston Globe Patrick Shares Her Story

March 11, 2011; Boston Business Journal Julie Rosen on Advocating for Compassionate Care
March 1, 2011; The Association of American Medical Colleges Think With Your Head and With Your Heart

press releases

November 19, 2020 25th Annual Dinner Keynote Speaker Ashish Jha, MD, Announced
November 22, 2019 Schwartz Center Honors Recipient of 2019 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year® Award
October 23, 2019 2019 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award Finalists Announced
April 12, 2019 The Schwartz Center Announces Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference
November 12, 2018 Schwartz Center Honors Recipient of 2018 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year® Award
October 15, 2018 2018 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award Finalists Announced
September 13, 2018 Schwartz Center Welcomes New CEO
September 28, 2017 2017 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award Finalists Announced
June 30, 2017 National Survey Data Presented at the Compassion in Action Conference Show Mixed Reactions on State of Compassion in U.S. Healthcare
April 27, 2017 Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Receive Scholarship Grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
March 9, 2017 The Schwartz Center and Leading National Healthcare Organizations to Host the Inaugural Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference
February 7, 2017 Schwartz Center Announces New Collaboration with Patient Advocacy Organizations on National Award Program
November 16, 2016 The Schwartz Center Names Recipient of 2016 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award
October 20, 2016 The Schwartz Center Announces Inaugural Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference
October 6, 2016 Schwartz Center Announces Three New Board Members
September 28, 2016 2016 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award Finalists Announced
June 15, 2016 Schwartz Center Welcomes New Board Members and Elects Ruth Kilduff as Chair
March 24, 2016 Schwartz Center Launches New Education and Training Programs to Foster Compassionate, Collaborative Care
February 4, 2016 Nominations Open for the 2016 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award
November 19, 2015 The Schwartz Center Names First Recipient of its National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award

November 4, 2015 20th Annual Kenneth B. Schwartz Compassionate Healthcare Dinner Celebrates 20 Years of Compassionate Care
September 10, 2015 2015 Schwartz Center National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award Finalists Announced
July 9, 2015 White Papers Address Patient-Caregiver Relationship Challenges
April 22, 2015 New Report Issued on Advancing Compassionate and Collaborative Care
April 13, 2015 Award-Winning Author Atul Gawande to Present the Inaugural 2015 Schwartz Center National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award
March 23, 2015 New White Paper Reveals Strategies Hospitals and Health Systems Employ to Deliver More Compassionate Care
February 25, 2015 Nominations Open for 2015 Schwartz Center National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award
December 9, 2014 PatientsLikeMe and the Schwartz Center Join Forces to Better Understand Patients’ Perceptions of Compassionate Care
November 21, 2014 Boston Medical Center Emergency Medicine Doctor Receives 2014 Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award
November 11, 2014 19th Annual Kenneth B. Schwartz Compassionate Healthcare Dinner Celebrates the Beginning of the Schwartz Center’s 20th Anniversary Year
2014 Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award Finalists Announced
November 25, 2013 Pain Medicine Doctor Chosen as Compassionate Caregiver of the Year
August 12, 2013 Schwartz Center Awards $110,000 in Grants to Improve End of Life Care
June 28, 2013 Schwartz Center Rounds Held at More Than 300 Healthcare Organizations
May 29, 2013 British Government to Spread U.S. Program That Supports Caregivers
May 25, 2013 Expansion of Groundbreaking Scheme to Support NHS Staff
December 13, 2012 Schwartz Center Announces 2013 Grants Program
November 12, 2012 UMass Memorial Physician Receives 2012 Compassionate Caregiver Award
October 17, 2012 Schwartz Center Announces Compassionate Caregiver Award Finalists
November 6, 2012 IOM President to Speak at Schwartz Center Consensus Meeting November 8

April 12, 2012 AHA Award of Honor to be Presented to The Schwartz Center For Compassionate Healthcare
June 28, 2012 Schwartz Center Announces 2012 Grants
March 6, 2012 Schwartz Center Receives $500,000 Grant from the Amgen Foundation
January 30, 2012 HouseWorks is First Home Care Agency in U.S. to Host Schwartz Center Rounds®
November 18, 2011 Schwartz Center Announces Compassionate Caregiver Award Winner
September 8, 2011 Schwartz Center Proposes Agenda to Promote Compassionate Care
August 24, 2011 Schwartz Center Medical Director Beth Lown Named “Champion in Health Care”
November 16, 2010 Patients, Doctors Strongly Support Compassionate Healthcare
May 23, 2011 Massachusetts First Lady Diane Patrick to Speak at Schwartz Center Celebration of Women in Healthcare Event

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