Patients & Families

Hello, friend.

This may be a new space in which to find you and your loved ones.   

While we hope your time here is brief and results in a full return to your healthy normal, we offer warm smiles, open hearts, and a wealth of information until then. 

You may be in need of a roadmap to get you headed in the right direction.  Here are some explanations of common terms you may come across.

• Hospice Care

  Compassion, dignity, and comfort are provided by our Network Members for you or your loved one.
  
  Hospice Care is specialized care provided with comfort as the primary goal.

  Care is provided by an interdisciplinary team of hospice professionals who address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the individual and your family.

• Serious Illness

  Serious illness can be stressful for you and your family.

  Serious Illness (sometimes called Palliative Care) is an innovative healthcare service that provides you with an extra layer of support and peace of mind for the stresses that may come with having a serious illness.

  A customized care plan is created by collaborating with the patient’s doctors to provide relief from symptoms, pain, and the stress of a serious illness – whatever the diagnosis.

  This extra layer of support is appropriate at any age and any stage in a serious illness and can be provided along with curative treatment.