Ellen Kim, LCSW, APHSW-C is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the inpatient palliative care
social worker and bereavement coordinator at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.
Ellen has over 10 years of experience in the field of palliative and hospice
care. Ellen values the work of providing support to patients with life-limiting
illnesses and their families during their most vulnerable time of their
lives and considers it a privilege to be able to guide and walk alongside
them while advocating for patients’ individual choice and wishes.
Her interests outside of work include various outdoor activities, spending
time with her daughter and volunteering her time as a grant-writer and
grief specialist for nonprofit organizations in Orange County.