Palliative Medicine
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Palliative care focuses on aggressively managing symptoms of chronic illnesses while also attending to the psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and those who care for them. Palliative care is comprehensive treatment of the discomfort, symptoms and stress of serious illness. It does not replace your primary treatment; palliative care works together with the primary treatment you are receiving. The purpose of palliative care is to address distressing symptoms such as pain, breathing difficulties or nausea, among others. Receiving palliative care does not necessarily mean you are at end of life. The goal is to prevent and ease suffering and improve your quality of life. How Palliative Care Can Help At Palliative care strives to provide you with:
Palliative Medicine Program The Palliative Medicine program at Our interdisciplinary team of health care professionals is available to support patients and families, providing a complete approach to care; a team approach to patient-centered care. Palliative care is provided by a team of specialists that include:
“It’s what we do”
How do you know if you need Palliative care? Many adults and children living with illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, lung disease, kidney failure, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, dementia, and among others, experience physical symptoms and emotional distress related to their diseases. Sometimes these symptoms are related to the medical treatments they are receiving. You may want to consider palliative care if you or your loved one:
Start palliative care as soon as you need it. It’s never too early to start palliative care. In fact, palliative care can be provided at the same time as other treatments at any stage of the disease. Palliative Medicine Unit Comfortable and spacious rooms welcome our patients, their loved ones and friends. Patients may also partake of other special activities when permitted:
The following are available via Mary Washington Hospice:
Insurance pays for palliative care Most insurance plans cover all or part of palliative care treatment you receive in the hospital, just as they would other services. Medicare and Medicaid also typically cover palliative care. If you have concerns about the cost of palliative treatment, the Social Worker from the palliative care team can help you. Giving Providing care for a seriously ill person is an enormous job, whether at home or in the hospital. In addition to the emotional toll that it can have on a family, the financial impact can be a hardship. Mary Washington Healthcare often cares for Patients that do not have insurance at all or do not have the ability to pay. By making a donation to the Palliative Care Medicine Unit, you are giving a living memorial to ensure caring support will always be available to aid persons with life-limiting illnesses regardless of their ability to pay. Your gift will help trained medical staff, counselors, chaplains, dieticians, and volunteers to provide specialized care with a human touch for those at a very difficult time in their life. Please take a moment right now to send in your gift of $35, $55, $100 or whatever you can give to How can I get more information?
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