1: Number of hospice programs in the U.S. in 1974
3,650: Number in 2004
1.06 million: Number of patients seeking hospice care in 2004
77.3: Percentage of those seeking care in 2004 who were white
8.3: Percentage who were black
57: Average length, in days, of hospice care
Source: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
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