Palliative Care
- For people living with a serious or long-lasting illness
- May be received alongside curative treatments
- Focuses on managing pain, stress and other symptoms
- Provides emotional, spiritual and decision-making care
- Delivered by a team of doctors and nurse practitioners
Hospice Care
- When curative treatments are no longer effective
- A doctor determines a person has six months or less to live
- Centers on comfort, dignity and peace
- Emotional and spiritual care for patients and families
- 24/7 care from a team of doctors, nurses, aides, social workers and chaplains
Palliative and Hospice Care — working together
Our Palliative Care team ensures you are informed, cared for and empowered to make the right decisions. When the time comes, we can support a smooth transition to hospice care, if desired.
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