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Network Goals* Promote quality in hospice palliative care services through the recommendation and advancement of accepted standards and best practices, education and innovation.* Advance accountability through measurement and evaluation of the regional hospice palliative care system.* Provide leadership and structure in the provision of hospice palliative care services through the collaboration and cooperation of hospice palliative care providers and organizations from a variety of disciplines and care settings.* Advise on and influence policy in hospice palliative care.* Raise public awareness of hospice palliative care services and the regional system.* Embrace and promote individualized, family-centered service delivery.Values and Guiding Principles* Diversity provides richness and must be valued.* Hospice palliative care services must be delivered with sensitivity and compassion to meet the unique needs of each individual client and their families.* Quality hospice/palliative services must be delivered by skilled knowledgeable and qualified staff and volunteers.* Community partnership and collaboration must exist to support and enhance service delivery.* Available resources will be used wisely and creatively.* TCPCN leadership will foster the development of hospice palliative care.