Few experiences in life are as difficult as facing a life-threatening illness. If you or someone you love is dealing with serious illness, the specialists at the Strong Health Palliative Care Program are here to help you and your family through this life-changing journey.
Through our clinical services, and resources, we can help relieve your pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, and also take a fresh look at your goals, priorities, and medical options. Our educational and research/performance improvement initiatives assist in furthering physician and nursing learning to better serve your needs.
The Strong Health Palliative Care Program surrounds patients and their families with services that provide support, care and comfort. Our goal is keep to patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible, and to help them make the best possible medical decisions in the face of serious illness.
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is a medical specialty devoted to caring for the seriously ill by:
- Providing relief from pain and other physical symptoms
- Improving quality of life
- Providing support to the seriously ill and the family and friends who love and care for them
- Assisting the patient, family and staff with difficult medical decision-making
With palliative care, patients have access to a variety of the best options for managing their specific symptoms. Our specialists meet with patients to discuss their goals for treatment. We consider the illness as well as each individual’s personal values and priorities. Palliative care supplements a patient’s usual medical treatment; patients can receive palliative care at any stage of illness to help manage symptoms of their treatment.