Palliative and Symptom Management Program
Comprehensive Care for Patients with Serious Illnesses
Palliative Care
What it is.
How it works.
Why it’s important when you or someone close to you is facing a serious illness.
Palliative care is provided by a team of specialists, including palliative care doctors, nurses and social workers working together with a patient’s other doctors to provide and extra layer of support. It is appropriate at any age and any stage in a serious illness, and it can be provided along with curative treatment.
Palliative care at Eisenhower Health makes all the difference.
At Eisenhower Health, our palliative care team includes a Board Certified Palliative Medicine physician, a physician’s assistant, hospice/palliative care certified nurse, social worker and spiritual advisors. Together with your own doctor(s), we aim to provide:
- Relief from symptoms including pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite, numbness, problems with sleep, and much more
- In-depth communications with you and your family about your goals, your concerns and your treatment options – and how to match your goals with those options
- Coordination of your care among all your health care providers
- Improved ability to tolerate medical treatments and side effects of the disease
- Improved ability to carry on with daily life
- Emotional, practical and spiritual support for you and your family
Q & A:
1. How do I know if palliative care is right for me?
Palliative care may be right for you if you suffer from pain, stress or other symptoms due to a serious illness. Serious illnesses may include cancer, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, Alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and more. Palliative care can be provided at any stage of illness along with curative treatment.
2. How do I get palliative care?
Tell your doctors and nurses that you would like to see the palliative care team.
3. Where do I receive palliative care?
Palliative care is provided both in the hospital and our outpatient clinic.
For more information, please contact:
Diana Evans, BSN, RN, PCCN, CHPN
Palliative Care Coordinator
760.285.9767
DEvans@EisenhowerHealth.org
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