(I'm 74), I want to gather people where I live, (on the NSW Coast, away from the Big Cities), and introduce the concept of Hospice Care into our LGA. We currentlty have an un-cordinated... YES! IT'S TIME! How would one access the concept of the Oregon Model of Hospice Care I wonder? Also, who could we talk to (please don't tell me our local members, Fed. and State)? Having said that, if there is no one to Talk To we are just going to have to Do It Ourselves, from the Ground Up! Before I die (I'm 74), I want to gather people where I live, (on the NSW Coast, away from the Big Cities), and introduce the concept of Hospice Care into our LGA. We currentlty have an un-cordinated, piece-meal community-care jigsaw. No one knows what anyone else is doing, I have seen the results of this "care" model in many local homes - and, yes, because of this situation, many of them DO end up in Intensive Care because somebody called the ambulance in desperation.....often because their Care model wasn't working!! Apart from that, the Care we do have is costing the Governement a fortune, and the Care Model that the article speaks of in Oregon costs less! See www.in-the-end.com a DVD made by Dr. Charlie Corke, Intensivist of Geelong Hospital Victoria if you have any doubts. If I sound frustrated, it is because I am! Thank you for a great article. 12 months ago Paul Richards I