Palliative Care | Catholic Health - The Right Way To Care

Care that Prioritizes Quality of Life

Catholic Health’s advanced illness care program, also known as palliative care, provides supportive healthcare services to patients and their families who are coping with serious illness. This care is available at any stage of illness, and is provided by a team of professionals with the goal of promoting symptom management and optimal care planning.

Working together, our skilled caregivers aim to improve the quality of each patient’s life.

Palliative Care at Catholic Health

Our palliative care experts work with you to create a care plan to manage pain, assist with communication with your medical team and arrange for supported services such as home care.

Services may include:

Expert management of symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, nausea, depression, anxiety, and insomnia
Assistance with emotional, behavioral and psycho-social issues that often accompany illness
Coordinated team care that focuses on the patient and family
Assistance with medical decision making and advance care planning
Counseling and information about available community resources

Our palliative care team is dedicated to providing specialized services and support that address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones.