The National Hospice and Palliative care Organization (NHPCO) has selected Edo Bannach, JD, as it next president and chief executive officer. Edo succeeds J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD, who has led the organization since 2002.
As a partner in the firm of Gallagher, Evelius & Jones in Baltimore, Edo previously served as deputy director of the Medicare-Medicaid coordination Office at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and associate general counsel at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Edo holds a B.A. from Binghamton University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Prior to attending law school Edo worked for the New York City Department of Homeless Services and Mayor’s Office of Operations.
“With the aging of the Baby-Boomers, our nation is experiencing an increase in the need for hospice and palliative care services.” Edo states. “What began 50 years ago as a grassroots movement to better care for the dying is now an integral part of the U.S. health care landscape and the expansion of community –based palliative care services provides further opportunities to ensure we are providing the best possible care for those facing serious and life-limiting illness.”
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization is the oldest and largest membership association working on behalf of hospice and palliative care providers and professionals in the U.S.
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