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Mercy Palliative Care
The Sisters of Mercy and co-workers of St. Edward Mercy Medical Center value the dignity of each person and strive to alleviate suffering and improve the quality of life whenever possible. To assist patients in achieving these goals, St. Edward Mercy offers Palliative Care Services.
What is Palliative Care?
The Mercy Palliative Care program is designed to:
- Improve the quality of life for patients with advanced illness
- Act as a support for the primary care physician and sub-specialty physicians
- Provide care using a multidisciplinary team approach
- Relieve symptoms, pain and suffering through a comprehensive and coordinated approach
- Review the cost-effectiveness of medications utilized in the care of advanced illness
- Provide spiritual support, psychosocial support, and bereavement services, and
- Support the patient, caregiver, and family in making the transition between care settings
Based on need, the Mercy Palliative Care program began in June 2006 and is staffed with a dedicated, experienced interdisciplinary team compromised of:
- Board Certified Palliative Care Physician
- Nursing Staff trained through the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)
- Licensed Social Workers
- Chaplain
- Volunteers
- Managers and Coordinators
Clinical Services include
- An Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic
- Consultation Service
- Home or Alternative Care Setting Visits
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