Palliative Care
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual. Palliative care:
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Our clinical staff is available and ready to facilitate the admissions process as well as answer any of your questions regarding hospice referral. We have staff on call 24 hours a day for patient care and consultation or to answer any questions. You can refer to Hinds Hospice with confidence. Our team of professionals serves as an extension of your services offering expert end-of-life care and support. Call us at 559-226-5683.
- provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms;
- affirms life and regards dying as a normal process;
- intends neither to hasten or postpone death;
- integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care;
- offers a support system to help patients live as actively as possible until death;
- offers a support system to help the family cope during the patients illness and in their own bereavement;
- uses a team approach to address the needs of patients and their families, including bereavement counselling, if indicated;
- will enhance quality of life, and may also positively influence the course of illness;
- is applicable early in the course of illness, in conjunction with other therapies that are intended to prolong life, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and includes those investigations needed to better understand and manage distressing clinical complications.
For more information about the admissions process click HERE.
Our clinical staff is available and ready to facilitate the admissions process as well as answer any of your questions regarding hospice referral. We have staff on call 24 hours a day for patient care and consultation or to answer any questions. You can refer to Hinds Hospice with confidence. Our team of professionals serves as an extension of your services offering expert end-of-life care and support. Call us at 559-226-5683.
