Pam Harper
Pam is a native of Chicago and began her nursing career at the University of Illinois. She completed her BSN and master’s degrees in San Diego while raising her four children. She has 50 years of extensive, diverse clinical nursing experience in hospital, clinic, and home settings, including as an educator, clinical nurse specialist, administrator, and research coordinator.
With her young family, Pam moved to Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) to work for the government’s Maternal and Child Health program for two years before moving to San Diego.
Having started at San Diego Hospice in 1977, Pam has had over 10 years of experience in hospice nursing, including participation in the Hospice Demonstration Project. This project convinced the Health and Human Services Department to cover hospice services for dying patients. She also has extensive clinical nursing and teaching experience in oncology and infusion therapy, including expert intravenous and PICC skills.
Currently, Pam works with hospice patients who may utilize the California End-of-Life Options Act. She is an advocate for our right to choose. To her knowledge and experience with death and dying, as well as being an active elder, she brings the additional perspective of wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoys swimming, hiking, and spending time with her grandchildren and their families.