We get a lot of questions about palliative care so we wanted to jump on and give a little bit of information.
Palliative care is a specialized care for patients with serious illnesses and they are still seeking curative treatment. Palliative care helps to manage the symptoms of the patient while undergoing aggressive treatment options such as, but not limited to, chemotherapy, radiation treatment, dialysis, etc.
Our Palliative Care team consists of a Nurse Practitioner, RN, and a Social Worker. This team provides the necessary medical, emotional, and social support to have exceptional symptom management and keep the patient from returning to the hospital due to out of control symptoms. Our team also provides education to help our patients understand their disease process, treatment options, and develop goals of care. At St. Anthony’s, our patient goals are our goals! We want to help our patients keep pain, anxiety, and other symptoms to a minimum.
Many people don’t realize the importance of this symptom management so he/she just deals with all of the pain, nausea, anxiety, etc. that can accompany both the life-limiting illness and the aggressive, curative treatments.
If you or a loved one are experiencing any of the following symptoms, give us a call at (270) 826-2326 to see how palliative care can help you.
- Uncontrolled Pain
- Shortness of Breath
- Anxiety
- Fatigue
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Loss of Appetite
- Weakness
Give us a call at (270) 826-2326 or visit our website to learn more about palliative care- https://stanthonyshospice.org/palliative/.
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