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# Employees honored for pain relief
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/employees-honored-for-pain-relief/
- Published: 2002-10-24T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:48:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative has honored two Santa Monica- UCLA Medical Center employees for their efforts to promote pain relief to cancer patients treated at the hospital.

Libby Bowers, a nurse practitioner with the medical center’s Palliative Care Service, and Ellen Ellis, a clinical social worker who supports patients cared for by the service, were honored this month.

The initiative is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to promoting pain relief for all cancer patients. Founded in 1993, the organization is comprised of more than 1,800 healthcare professionals.

Santa Monica-UCLA’s Palliative Care Services specializes in providing humane and dignified care for patients with advanced illnesses, including cancer.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 24, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/102402.pdf?ref=smdp.com)