Palliative Care

Palliative Care

Palliative Care is a medical specialty that treats anyone living with a life-limiting condition that wishes to continue to seek treatment and/or a cure but who also wants to maintain a satisfying quality of life and manage their symptoms.

What is Palliative Care?

Palliative Care is a medical specialty that treats anyone living with a life-threatening serious illness and works to improve the quality of life for the patient - and the patient’s family - at any stage in the disease process. Both inpatient and outpatient care are provided by a team of doctors, nurses, and other specialists such as social workers, counselors, and pastoral care. These providers work together with a patient’s other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. Palliative Care uses a variety of medications and techniques to help patients whether they choose to pursue aggressive care or otherwise.

Palliative Care: You are a Bridge

Examples of diagnoses that Palliative Care treats:

  • End stage renal disease

  • Chronic liver disease

  • Severe heart failure

  • COPD/emphysema

*Palliative Care does not treat Chronic pain or Primary psychiatric diagnoses.