Hospice Care Department

The Palliative Care Department serves patients in the terminal stage of illness, with the primary goal not being curative treatment but rather alleviating suffering, enhancing quality of life during the end-of-life phase, and providing compassionate, humanistic care. It integrates physical symptom management, psychological support, and family‑centered services. The department primarily admits patients with advanced cancer, multiorgan failure, and other conditions for which no active curative interventions remain. Key priorities include controlling distressing symptoms such as pain, nausea and vomiting, and dyspnea through pharmacologic and nursing interventions to minimize physical discomfort, while also addressing psychological and emotional needs, easing anxiety and fear, and honoring the patient’s wishes.

In addition to medical care, the department provides psychological support and bereavement counseling to family members and offers guidance on caregiving practices. The unit fosters a quiet, comfortable environment for rest and recovery, respects the dignity of life, minimizes overly invasive resuscitative interventions, and promotes palliative care. Working in close collaboration with nursing homes and various clinical departments, the team delivers seamless, continuous care to patients at the end of life. The primary patient population comprises individuals in the terminal stages of various illnesses, whose treatment goals have shifted to palliative care, prioritizing quality of life.