What is Palliative Care?
Palliative Care is specialized medical care for people with a serious illness. It focuses on providing relief from symptoms and stress of a their diagnosis. A team of specially trained doctors, nurses, social workers and other specialists work together to provide extra support to the patient and family. Palliative care can be provided simultaneously with curative treatment.
Why Palliative Care?
Palliative Care of North Texas has a solid understanding of pain and symptom management. The team creates a plan to help patients manage their pain and continue with curative treatment more comfortably.
What Can I expect from Palliative Care and the Palliative Care Team?
Our Palliative Care team has expertise in various fields which help provide our patients with the best care available to them.
What Can I expect from Palliative Care and the Palliative Care Team?
Our Palliative Care team has expertise in various fields which help provide our patients with the best care available to them. Our team will provide:
How do I know if Palliative Care is right for me?
Palliative Care may be right for you if you suffer from pain, stress or other symptoms due to a serious illness. Serious illnesses may include, but are not limited to, cancer, cardiac disease, respiratory disease, kidney failure, Alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis and more. Palliative Care can be provided at any stage of an illness and along with treatment meant to cure you.