What is the St. John Health / Duke Palliative Care Project?
St. John Health and the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life have launched a three-year collaborative project to improve access to palliative and end of life care for all St. John Health patients. The project’s goal is to educate patient care teams on how to evaluate patients for palliative and end of life needs, and assure that all patients and their families receive compassionate care with attention to their spiritual, psychosocial and clinical needs as they confront advanced illness. Although all SJH hospitals provide palliative care, St. John Hospital and Medical Center was selected as the pilot site for the project. Other SJH sites will share in the benefits of the education and training provided and the tools developed.
