Palliative & Hospice Care Palliative & Hospice Care - Edith Nourse ...

PurposeThe program provides for the coordinationof comprehensive interdisciplinarycare that optimizes quality of life andminimizes physical, psychological, andspiritual suffering associated with thedying process for patients and theirfamilies or significant others. It offerscomfort rather than cure of the diseasethat is life-limiting and refractory todisease modifying treatment.PolicyThe Hospice and Palliative Care Programprovides a Palliative Care approach to thecare of eligible veterans who have adiagnosed terminal illness and a projectedlimited life span. The program focuses onthe management of distressing symptomsincluding pain, provision of psychosocialand spiritual support, and the applicationof comfort measures as an alternative toaggressive treatments.Palliative and Hospice TeamPalliative Care CoordinatorBereavement CounselorsDentistDieticianOccupational TherapistChaplainPharmacistPhysiciansPhysical TherapistPsychologistRecreational TherapistRegistered NursesRegistered Nurse PractitionerRehabilitation Medicine SpecialistSocial WorkersVolunteers“You matter because you are.You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will doall we can, not only to help you die peacefully,But also to live until you die”-Dame Cecily Sanders, founder of hospice