Hospital-Based Palliative Care
People with advanced illness, especially when it is life-limiting, benefit from specialized medical services in the hospital, at home and in dedicated units in facilities. This medical service is called Palliative Care.
Palliative Care is the treatment of patients living with life-limiting or advanced illness where the focus is on relieving suffering and promoting quality of life. Major components of this specialty are pain and symptom management, communication, family support, coordination of care and attention to spiritual needs. Patients with many conditions can benefit from palliative care, such as:
- Cancer
- Heart Failure
- Dementia
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Pulmonary Disease
- Progressive Neurological Disease
- Chronic Critical Illness
Interdisciplinary Palliative Care consultation is available in many hospitals to help patients with advanced illness with with pain and symptom management and establishing goals of care.The team often works closely with the discharge planning staff to plan for continued care in a hospice program.
Contact information:
- North Shore University Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Team: (516) 562-8884
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center Palliative Care Team: (718) 470-8660
- Huntington Hospital Palliative Care Program: (631) 351-2522
