Title

Palliative and hospice care - Salem VA Medical Center

VHA health service name and description
Patient friendly name
Serious illness, hospice and end-of-life care
Description

Palliative care focuses on comfort, quality of life and reducing suffering. Hospice care is a type of palliative care offered to patients with life-threatening illness under certain conditions.

Type of care
Specialty care
Health Service API ID
hospice
This is a required Vet Center service
No
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VAMC system description of service

Our palliative and hospice care services support you and your family as you cope with a life-threatening or terminal illness. Palliative care works to provide comfort, reduce suffering, and improve the quality of life for patients being treated for serious illnesses. Hospice care focuses on helping patients with terminal illnesses to manage the final stages of their lives. Our palliative and hospice care services include:

  • Pain and symptom management
  • Emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support for you and your family
  • Help with practical issues that include an advance directive (living will), health care power of attorney, funeral arrangements, and applying for VA death and burial benefits
  • Education to help you and your family make informed health care decisions and know what to expect as your health declines
  • Bereavement care to help surviving family members during the grieving process
Appointments
Is a referral required?
2
Are walkins accepted?
2
Is online scheduling available for this service?
2