Where is Palliative Care provided?
The service provides palliative care consultations in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The consultation service complements the role of the patient’s primary medical service. Consultations can be requested by any one involved in the care of a patient. The consult team will provide ongoing follow up in the inpatient, outpatient, and home care setting, as well as referral to hospice. We will continue to work with the patient’s primary medical service to maintain continuity of care. Patients requiring acute palliative care, needing multiple or complex interventions, will be eligible for admission to the hospital palliative care unit. The inpatient palliative care unit is projected to open in late 2002.
