Palliative Care

Ridgeview's palliative care team treats patients dealing with serious (life-limiting or potentially life-limiting) medical conditions. This extra layer of support focuses on relieving your suffering and improving your quality of life, alongside the continuation of life-prolonging treatments prescribed by other providers. Our palliative care team develops a mind, body and spirit plan of care for you and your family. You and your family may receive care in both clinic and hospital settings.

Ridgeview's palliative care services include:

Symptom management
Emotional and/or spiritual support for patients and their loved ones
Guidance through difficult medical decisions

Palliative care services are often provided to patients with the following medical conditions (but not limited to):

Cancer
Chronic lung disease (COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, etc.)
Congestive heart failure or other serious heart conditions
Renal (kidney) failure
Liver failure
Neurodegenerative (dementia, ALS, Parkinson’s)
Stroke
HIV/AIDS

Ridgeview’s Palliative Care Team

Ridgeview’s palliative care team works with you to meet your individual needs, providing:

Complex symptom management (i.e., pain, nausea, shortness of breath, fatigue, poor appetite)
Emotional and/or spiritual support for the patient and their loved ones
Decisional support such as discussing “goals of care” and future decisions, including the completion of a Health Care Directive

Our multi-disciplinary palliative care team includes a specially-trained palliative care physician, an advanced practice registered nurse and a spiritual health professional (chaplain).

When to Consider Palliative Care

Referrals for palliative care services are made by your physician or hospitalist when there is a serious illness (life-limiting or potentially life-limiting) and an unmet need relating to your symptom management, support or decision making.