James Paul suffered from a debilitating childhood illness — which inspired him to become a caregiver himself. Hear his story and how the Schwartz Rounds helped him support his colleagues and his patients.

The National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year® Award recognizes extraordinary healthcare professionals from across the country who embody the characteristics of compassionate care and whose professional achievements have helped to create healing healthcare environments for patients, families, colleagues, and communities. To learn more and read their stories, visit theschwartzcenter.org/nccy

Since 1999, the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare has honored outstanding healthcare professionals who display extraordinary devotion and compassion in caring for patients and families. The National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year® Award recognizes extraordinary healthcare professionals from across the country who embody the characteristics of compassionate care and whose professional achievements have helped to create healing healthcare environments for patients, families, colleagues, and communities. Learn more: theschwartzcenter.org/nccy

Schwartz Center programs, such as Schwartz Rounds, have a profound impact on patients, physicians and the philanthropists that support them. Learn how Dr. Robert Schwab, Chief Medical Officer at Texas Health Resources, partnered with hospital leadership, and philanthropists Lynne and Alan Moffatt, introduce Schwartz Rounds at Texas Health Resources. After an initial gift to support the program at two Texas Health sites, the Moffatts, Dr. Schwab, and hospital leadership were so impressed with the program’s impact, that the Moffatts generously agreed to increase their gift to spread Schwartz Rounds across the system, providing critical support for Texas Health Resource caregivers who bring compassion and empathy to their patient relationships every day.

We honor and celebrate the commitment, resilience, and compassion of healthcare workers.

The public health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the country’s healthcare system like never before and, as a result, healthcare professionals everywhere have faced unprecedented and unimaginable challenges, selflessly and bravely putting themselves at risk to care for others. In response, the Schwartz Center recognizes their dedication by Honoring a Nation of Compassionate Caregivers.

In 1994, Ken Schwartz was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. During his 10-month ordeal, he came to realize that what matters most during an illness is the human connection between patients and their caregivers.

Caregivers from hospitals across the country share their stories of how traumatic events impacted them and their hospitals.

Learn how Schwartz Rounds can help caregivers and their hospitals deal with the aftermath of traumatic events.

Hundreds of healthcare organizations around the world are Schwartz Center healthcare members and conduct Schwartz Rounds® to bring doctors, nurses and other caregivers together to discuss the social and emotional side of caring for patients and families.