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Planetree International is a not-for-profit organization that aims to humanize healthcare through per

Since its founding in 1978, Planetree has continued to be a pioneer in personalizing, humanizing and demystifying the healthcare experience for patients and their families. Founded by a patient, the Planetree Model is committed to enhancing health care from the patient’s perspective. It empowers patients and families through information and education, and encourages “healing partnerships” with caregivers to support active participation. Through organizational transformation, the Planetree Model creates healing environments in which patients can be active participants and caregivers are enabled to thrive

11/28/2025

🌟The Compassion Revolution Starts in Boston

Save the date for Forum 2026.
The Global Person-Centered Care Forum arrives October 11–13, 2026.

This year’s theme Revolution of Compassion, calls us to come together as a global community to boldly reimagine how care is delivered, led, and experienced. It’s a moment to unite leaders, practitioners, and innovators who believe compassion is not soft, it’s the most powerful force for transforming healthcare. A space to learn, connect as humans, challenge the norms, and co-design the future of person-centered care.

More details coming soon.
For now, mark your calendars and get ready to join the movement.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving.

Today, we pause to honor the people who make care truly human. Patients, families, caregivers, and teams who show compassion, courage, and presence every single day. Your dedication creates healing moments that matter more than words can say.

Thank you for the trust you build, the kindness you share, and the hope you bring into every care experience.
Together, we continue to make care more human.

11/26/2025

🎙️ Recorded Live at the 2025 Planetree Forum!

If you missed it in Baltimore, here’s your chance to tune in!

In this Humanizing Healthcare Live episode, Jeremie Saunders, Patient Advocate and Co-Founder of the SickBoy Podcast, talks about laughing in the face of illness.

This uplifting conversation, recorded during the 2025 Planetree Person-Centered Care Forum, reminds us of the power of humor, openness, and human connection in transforming how we experience care.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite platform:
Spotify:https://ow.ly/QV6y50Xq4Xm

Apple: https://ow.ly/bRqg50Xq4Xo

11/24/2025

🌍 Planetree will be speaking at AHDAF Bahrain – Manama Health Congress & Expo 2025

🗓️ 11-13 December 2025

We are honored to share that Michael Giuliano, President of Planetree, will lead a powerful session on Compassion as a Cornerstone : Building Resilient, Human-Centered Hospitals.

This presentation will explore how emotionally intelligent environments, shared decision-making, and inclusive co-design can transform hospitals into places that heal, support, and empower patients, families, and staff.

🔑 Learning Objectives :
- Reimagine hospitals as healing ecosystems grounded in emotional, social, and environmental intelligence.
- See how empathy drives sustainable, high-performing care systems.
- Explore patient-centered design that unites clinical excellence with holistic wellbeing.
- Learn from global success stories where compassion enhances safety, satisfaction, and sustainability.
-Understand how human-centered models build adaptive, resilient hospitals.

More information here : https://ow.ly/XkRN50Xuclo

11/21/2025

🚨 Planetree is hiring!

Join a global team dedicated to advancing person-centered care and strengthening care experiences for patients, families, and staff. We’re looking for mission-driven professionals who want to make a meaningful impact within a values-based, international organization.

If you’re passionate about creating meaningful impact in healthcare and want to work within a values-based, international organization, this is your moment. 🌍

🌟 Explore our current opportunities:
- Manager Technology & CRM Systems
- Person-Centered Care Consultant – Colombia
- Person-Centered Care Consultant – Argentina

APPLY HERE 🔗 https://ow.ly/uc6k50Xw1NL

Whether you’re a strategic leader or a passionate consultant, this is your chance to be part of a collaborative, purpose-driven team working to humanize healthcare worldwide.

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11/20/2025

🎙️ Recorded Live at the 2025 Planetree Forum!

If you missed it in Baltimore, here’s your chance to tune in!

In this Humanizing Healthcare Live episode, Allison Pugh, Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, explores the urgency of connective labor and human value in the age of AI.

This insightful conversation, recorded during the 2025 Planetree Person-Centered Care Forum, invites us to reflect on what it means to stay human in an era increasingly shaped by technology.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite platform:
Spotify: https://ow.ly/pQoB50Xq4UG

Apple: https://ow.ly/KXh350Xq4UF

11/19/2025

🌍 Explore The PCC Equation at the International PX Congress!

Join Monalisa Watfa, PCC Consultant, EMEA, and Bassel El Sayegh, Regional Director, EMEA, at the International PX Congress in Abu Dhabi (November 19–21, 2025) for an interactive workshop that redefines how organizations can align experience, quality, safety, and equity under one unifying strategy Person-Centered Care (PCC).

In The PCC Equation, participants will explore how PCC functions as a brand, a foundation, and a driving engine that fuels trust, strengthens culture, and delivers measurable outcomes.

Through hands-on discussion and practical tools, you’ll discover actionable ways to embed PCC principles into your organization’s systems and performance measures.

✨ Don’t miss this opportunity to see how PCC connects every dimension of healthcare excellence into one powerful equation.

👉 Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/72Zw50Xq6ro

11/18/2025

We’re proud to share The Planetree Global PFPC Guide to Person-Centered Co-Design — a new resource created by Planetree’s Global Patient and Family Partnership Council (PFPC).

✨ This groundbreaking guide helps healthcare organizations truly bring patients, families, and caregivers into the heart of design and decision-making.

Inspired by real experiences and collaboration, it offers practical tools, meaningful strategies, and a shared framework to embed person-centered care at every level.

Together, we can design systems that support healing, dignity, and human connection for all.

📘 Explore the guide and join us in putting its principles into action https://ow.ly/8NWH50Xq345

11/17/2025

🌍🎓 Happy International Students’ Day!

Today, we celebrate every learner who strives to make the world a more compassionate, connected place. Your curiosity, dedication, and courage to grow are what drive progress in healthcare and beyond. 🌟

At Planetree, we believe that learning is at the heart of humanizing healthcare. From our Person-Centered Care (PCC) Professional Certificate Program to our Fellowship in Person-Centered Care (FPCC) and even more we’re proud to support professionals around the world in deepening their understanding and practice of person-centered care.

Explore our learning opportunities and take the next step in your PCC journey:
👉 https://ow.ly/FqWk50Xq7WT

Together, we’re making care and learning more human. 💚

11/14/2025

🎙️Recorded Live at the 2025 Planetree Forum!

If you missed it in Baltimore, here’s your chance to tune in!

In this Humanizing Healthcare Live episode, Edison Bond, Chief Experience Officer at Episcopal Health Services, shares how his team advocates for patient-centered care through health equity.

This inspiring conversation, recorded during the 2025 Planetree Person-Centered Care Forum, highlights the power of compassion, connection, and equity in advancing truly person-centered care.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite platform:

Spotify: https://ow.ly/rRVw50Xq4HX

Apple : https://ow.ly/qjLS50Xq4HW

11/13/2025

Today is World Kindness Day.

Every act of kindness creates a ripple. A smile, a moment of presence, a helpful gesture. These small actions build trust, comfort, and connection for patients, families, and care teams. Let’s acknowledge the people who inspire us to lead with compassion and keep this chain of kindness growing.

Together, we make care more human.

11/13/2025

On October 25–26, 2025, the PCC Middle East Forum took place in Doha, Qatar. 🌍💛

This inspiring gathering brought together leaders, caregivers, and patients from across the region all united by one goal: to make healthcare more human.

Over two days, powerful conversations, shared learning, and genuine connections highlighted the growing movement for Person-Centered Care in the Middle East.

A heartfelt thank you to Hamad Medical Corporation for hosting this incredible event and for their continued leadership in advancing person-centered excellence.

Thank you to all who shared, connected, and inspired. Together, we’re shaping the future of Person-Centered Care one human connection at a time.

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