This department offers
- Palliative care
Supportive Care for Serious Illness—At Any Stage
Focused on What You Need, When You Need It
Focused on relief, support, and care that aligns with your goals
How Palliative Care Fits Into Your Care Plan
Palliative Care works with your doctors to improve quality of life. Services are available in hospitals, clinics, and at home. Ask your doctor for a referral.
What Palliative Care Focuses On
We focus on quality of life, symptom relief, caregiver support, team-based care, and aligning care with your goals.
Your Care Team
Your team may include a physician, nurse, social worker, advanced practitioner, and chaplain. We help guide your healthcare goals.
Comfort and care, wherever you are
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to frequently asked questions about our Palliative Care offerings.
Palliative Care is for anyone with a serious illness, such as cancer, heart failure, lung disease, kidney disease, dementia, or other life-limiting conditions. You do not have to stop other treatments to receive Palliative Care. Many people receive Palliative Care while continuing to pursue curative or life-prolonging therapies.
Our care team supports a variety of different illnesses after diagnosis, including:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Alzheimer’s and dementia
- Heart failure
- Kidney failure
- Liver disease
- Cancer
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Stroke
Palliative Care and Hospice Care are both designed to provide comfort and support to patients facing serious illnesses, but they are used in different circumstances:
- Palliative Care: Consider Palliative Care if you or a loved one is dealing with a serious illness that is causing significant symptoms or stress, regardless of the prognosis or stage of the disease. It is appropriate at any point during the illness and can be combined with treatments aimed at curing the condition.
- Hospice Care: Hospice Care is appropriate when a patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less and the focus shifts from curative treatment to comfort care. It is a decision made when the primary goal is to provide the best possible quality of life in the remaining time.