Delaware Quality-of-Life Coalition

06/20/2026

NOMINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN: Know an outstanding hospice or palliative care clinician? Nominate them in one of seven disciplines: Physician, Advanced Practice Clinician, RN, Nursing Assistant, Counseling Professional, Unsung Hero, or Administrator.

2026 Annual Awards Dinner

06/18/2026

Meet Casey Sullivan, DMin, BCC-PCHAC, CPHQ: Our DQOLC Webmaster

Casey is a board-certified chaplain with advanced certification in palliative care and hospice. Casey works with the inpatient palliative care team at ChristianaCare and volunteers with DQOLC, the Humanist Society, and Adopt a South African Preschool. Casey values the way that DQOLC encourages everyone to think about the things that matter most to them in their lives and talk with their family about how they want to live a meaningful life from start to finish. When not working, Casey enjoys listening to Dungeons & Dragons and other actual-play role-playing game shows, such as Dimension20.

06/11/2026

Meet our Immediate Past President/DMOST Co-Chair: Dr John Goodall, MD, FACP, FAAPM

Dr Goodill recently retired from a long career practicing Pulmonary/Critical Care and Palliative Medicine in the Wilmington,
De area. He started the Supportive and Palliative Care Program at CCHS in 2004. He was instrumental in the passage of the
DMOST statute in 2015 and its implementation with DAM and DQOLC since then. He is the immediate past president of DQOLC a member of the DMOST committee in DHCC/
DHSS and the state representative to National POLST Collaborative.

Dr Goodill expresses: "The DQOLC has been focused on improving the quality of life for all Delawareans in the final phase of life for the past 25 years. This small non profit has been the networking and support organization for the hospice and palliative care community in Delaware. They have been a source of education, information, advocacy to improve end of life medical care here in Delaware. DQOLC helped establish the DMOST committee in DHSS and is now the vendor for statewide education/training related to ACP/DMOST. DQOLC has also hosted the annual excellence awards dinner for the hospice/palliative care community for the time it has existed. DQOLC has done some good work over the years and there is still much to do in the future. We need to continue to find ways to engage with people interested in helping all Delawareans to live as well as they can for as long as they can."

When he's not championing quality of life initiatives, Dr. Goodill enjoys catching a Chesapeake Bay sunset aboard his beloved sailboat, Rhapsody.

06/05/2026

Are you passionate about empowering others to make informed healthcare decisions? The DQOLC/ACP/DMOST Program is seeking dedicated facilitators to lead Advance Care Planning(ACP) and Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment(DMOST) educational sessions across the state.

Please visit our website for more information:
www.dqolc.org/dmost/facilitator-team

06/03/2026

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN: Know an outstanding hospice or palliative care clinician? Nominate them in one of seven disciplines: Physician, Advanced Practice Clinician, RN, Nursing Assistant, Counseling Professional, Unsung Hero, or Administrator.

2026 Annual Awards Dinner

06/02/2026

Behind every great mission are dedicated individuals who bring their diverse professional backgrounds, talents and passions to the table. Over the coming weeks, we're excited to introduce the incredible members of our Board. Individuals united by a shared commitment to advancing quality of life through meaningful conversations and planning for the future.

Today we're introducing our Educational Co-Chair Rev. Paula J Waite, Mth, ACC

Rev. Paula Waite is a Board-Certified Chaplain and has served for the past decade as a staff chaplain for Beebe Healthcare. Paula’s experiences as a Trauma and Critical Care Chaplain led her to create a community education program for Advance Care Planning. She has presented this program at numerous venues throughout Sussex County. Paula also offers end-of-life education internally to the hospital’s graduate nurses and medical residents.
Paula is passionate about the importance of education to safeguard patient centered care that is based on informed decisions, and understanding, about medical interventions at the end of life.
Paula is a “cat mom” of three rescues, Larry, Bobby, and Marcia

Below is a picture of Paula and her husband celebrating their 36th Wedding Anniversary.

Thank you Paula for the dedication and support of our community members!

05/23/2026

Our mission is simple....Each Delawarean deserves quality care at every stage of life — and the healthcare professionals who provide it deserve to be supported, educated, and recognized.

Join us in advancing compassionate hospice, palliative, and advance care planning for every Delawarean.

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Championing Dignified Quality-of-Life Care Across Delaware

04/10/2026

As National Healthcare Decisions Day approaches we are asking you to help support our work promoting medical decision making across the state of Delaware. Please consider donating, https://givebutter.com/dqolc-nhhd, if it is within your means.

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