Hospice & Palliative Care

Palliative care at Tri-City Medical Center enhances your quality of life as you manage a serious health issue. Ask about getting this care during any stage of medical treatment for your condition. Palliative services ease symptoms of illnesses, help relieve side effects of treatment and provide emotional support. You and your family will feel more comfortable before, during and after your treatment thanks to our compassionate team.

At Tri-City Medical Center, you or your loved ones can take advantage of many palliative care services, including:

• Pain relief – Medications, physical therapy, massage therapy and other approaches to reducing discomfort

• Counseling – One-on-one and group therapy to help you cope with your condition and maintain good relationships as you manage the illness

• Pastoral care – Visits from nondenominational chaplains who listen to your concerns and offer spiritual guidance with compassion and understanding

• Symptom management – Relief from shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, insomnia and other problems resulting from your disease or medical treatment

• Guidance in preparing advance directives, which tell your doctor how to care for you if you become unable to communicate your preference