IN THE CURRENT NATIONAL BOOM for hospital-based palliative care programs, the
consultation service is the most common model. Inpatient beds, especially on a dedicated or …

This report describes the multiple complementary analytic methods used to create a
composite evaluation of the benefits of a hospital-based inpatient palliative care consultation …

Palliative care is medical care focused on the relief of suffering and support for the best
possible quality of life for patients facing serious, life‐threatening illness and their families. It …

THE ULTIMATE AIM for any hospital palliative care consultation service is to put specially
trained, clinically skilled professionals at the bedside of seriously ill patients so that they can …

Palliative care is interdisciplinary care aimed at improving quality of life and relieving
distress for patients and families living with serious illness. Expert symptom control; …

Objective: To understand perceptions of palliative care in acute care hospitals and identify
barriers to earlier use of palliative care in the illness trajectory. Methods: In Pennsylvania …

Background: A large tertiary hospital in central Georgia has found a novel approach to
hospital palliative care. Approach: It is unique in that the approach has a strong counseling …

Establishing a palliative care service can improve patient care and ease family concerns for
patients who are hopelessly ill. For the hospital, such services can improve utilization …

A useful working definition of palliative care as a medical discipline is that put forth by Diane
Meier, MD, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan: Palliative care is specialized …

The majority of Americans die in hospitals and nursing homes. There is substantial evidence
in the medical literature, that care of the dying in such settings is often poor, and the …