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Death and dying deserve the same careful attention we give to life. That was our founder George Soros’s belief when he launched the Project on Death in America in 1994. He wanted to bring dignity, compassion, and meaning to the end of life.
His experience of his mother’s death spurred his reflection on how Americans have been programmed to think of death as a failure, and thus conversations around death as taboo.
Led by Dr. Kathy Foley from its launch until it ended in 2003, the project gathered experts from a variety of fields and began a revolution in palliative end-of-life care. In 1993, there were no hospitals with palliative care centers in the U.S. Today, over 75 percent of U.S. hospitals with more than 50 beds have palliative care centers—transforming the experience of dying and how we approach it.
Read journalist Elizabeth Rubin’s interview with Dr. Foley as she reflects on the project’s impact and legacy.
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