Darcia Simpson is an integral member of the transdisciplinary care team at Hospice of the Western Reserve. As a full-time spiritual care coordinator/chaplain, she collaborates with physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to assess patient and family spiritual needs, identify spiritual problems, develop goals of care, and implement appropriate interventions. She is an assistant professor of Family and Community Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) where she is part of the Reflective Practice in Medicine program. In addition to her years of experience in chaplaincy, spirituality, and hospice care, Simpson is an active advocate for equal access to health care, geriatric and dementia education, hospice, and end-of-life issues in Northeast Ohio. Simpson is the 2023 recipient of the NEOMED College of Medicine Faculty award for Medical Ethics and Humanities, and the 2022 recipient of the H. Peter Burg Faculty Award for Excellence in Palliative Care.
