North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition

The North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition is a volunteer-led group of health professionals, providers, consumers. and caregivers focused on improving the lives of the seriously ill and their caregivers.

Created in 2020, the Coalition has quickly developed into a major force throughout North Carolina, representing 100 health organizations and more than 200 industry leaders throughout the state. The Coalition’s dedicated members have brought information, passion, and determination to make a difference for people across NC using their unique perspectives, backgrounds, and skills through the Coalition’s working groups: Clinical Practice & Advance Care Planning, Caregiver & Patient Engagement, and Communications, Advocacy and Education.

Our Mission: To engage a broad range of stakeholders and their and their perspectives, including providers, consumers, policy advocates, industries, and others, to accelerate the solutions needed to achieve the desired vision for serious illness care.

Our Vision: A culture of care that prioritizes person-centered quality of life, access, and equity across the age spectrum for anyone with serious illness, their families, and their communities.

Our Roots: The North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition is the evolution of the work done in 2019-2020 by the NCIOM Task Force on Serious Illness Care. NCSI Coalition is a continuation of statewide partnerships to advance the recommendations made in the Task Force’s final report.