The goal of Palliative Care is to prevent and relieve suffering and to support the best possible quality of life for patients and their families, regardless of the state of the disease or the need for other therapies. Services are available to our inpatients that have been a serious or chronic illness and their families.
Palliative Care affirms life by supporting the patient's and family's goals for the future, including their hopes for cure or life prolongation as well as their hopes for dignity throughout the course of illness, the dying process and death.
Palliative Care is both a philosophy of care and an organized, highly structured system for delivering care. It expands traditional medical treatments to include to goals for enhancing quality of life for patients and family, optimizing function, helping with decision making and providing opportunities for personal growth. As such, it can be delivered concurrently with life-prolonging care or as the main focus of care.
To request a palliative care consult, call (412) 469-7074.
Patients can be referred to Palliative Care by their Primary Attending Physician or their families can request a consult. All patients are evaluated within 24 hours of the consult request.
To request a palliative care consult, call (412) 469-7074.
Our program will work with your primary physician to make suggestions for your care for:
To request a palliative care consult, call (412) 469-7074.
Palliative Care Services at Jefferson Hospital are led by Uzma Khan, MD, a board certified Palliative Care physician. She is assisted by the Palliative Care team comprises from the disciplines of psychology, nursing, occupational and recreational therapy and spiritual services. Together they work to enhance the patient’s experience of living with a chronic illness.
To request a palliative care consult, call (412) 469-7074.
