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Hospice

 Hospice is compassionate, comfort-
oriented care for those with advanced
illness

 Emphasis is on pain management,
symptom control and emotional support
for the patient and family

 Hospice improves physical and
psychological symptoms of patients

 Hospice care focuses on improving a
patient’s quality of life, and can give
patients and families a feeling of control

Hospice: Dispelling the Myths

 Hospice is not a place, it’s a service that can be
delivered in the patient’s home or wherever best
suited to meet the patient’s needs. It reduces the
chance of ER visit or re-hospitalization.

 There is no time limit as long as a doctor recertifies
the patient periodically

 Patients can keep their regular doctor, or have the
hospice physician manage their care

 Life expectancy is sometimes better for patients who
enroll in hospice

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