Alexandria, VA, December 2022

The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC), formerly the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN®), is pleased to announce that Amber Daugherty, a hospice aide, at Caris Healthcare has successfully achieved certification as a hospice and palliative nursing assistant.

HPCC is the only organization that offers specialty certification for all levels of hospice and palliative nursing care, administrators and perinatal loss care professionals. Each certification is valid for a four-year period, after which time the certificate may renew their credential.

In September 2002, the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) initiated certification for Nursing Assistants. Successful candidates are awarded the credential CHPNA® (Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant). Currently there are over 4,000 nursing assistants who hold the CHPNA® credential.

The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is the only organization that offers specialty certification for all levels of the hospice and palliative nursing care team, including administrators and perinatal loss professionals. Over 18,000 health professionals hold HPCC credentials that demonstrate professional commitment to safe, ethical, and evidence-based care. Preferred as a current measure of continuing competence in the dynamic and evolving health care professional role, HPCC certification is valid for four years and can be renewed. Together with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation, HPCC works to advance expert care in serious illness. To learn more, visit HPCC at www.goHPCC.org, call 412.787.1057, or email hpcc@goHPCC.org.