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Resources: Hospice, Palliative Care and Grief Support Services

Hospice, Palliative Care and Grief Support Services

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. Appropriate at any age and at any stage in your illness. The goal is to relieve symptoms and stress and improve quality of life.

The experienced team at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health will surround you and your family with a high level of customized medical care and emotional support. We offer:

  • Individual care plans that help you understand your diagnosis and treatment options
  • A collaborative approach, working together with your primary care provider (PCP) to make complex decisions about medical treatments that reflect your preferences
  • Compassionate, expert care
  • A dedicated team including a hospice physician, registered nurse, social worker and chaplain — with support from additional nursing staff, pharmacists, physical therapists, massage therapists, volunteers and others as desired by the patient (such as music therapists)
  • Pain management
  • Developing your advance care planning documents
  • Coordinating your care among multiple care settings
  • Addressing you as a whole person regarding concerns about your illness

Phone: 1-(253) 534-7000
Website: https://www.vmfh.org/our-services/hospice-palliative-care-grief-services

Funding: Commercial

The inclusion of this commercial resource on BIRD does not imply any endorsement of its products or services.