Mount Carmel Hospice services provide expert treatment, counseling and care for patients and their families who are facing a life-limiting illness. Patients receive relief from pain and discomfort, as well as the emotional and spiritual support of experienced, empathetic professionals.

Our hospice services are provided by a diverse team that includes physicians, nurses, social workers, aides, counselors, trained volunteers and chaplains. Each lends their expertise in implementing a personal and comprehensive care plan that's developed in cooperation with attending physicians and mindful of each patient's wishes.

Among the most common services provided through our hospice programs are:

• Regular visits from hospice nurses and social workers
• Medications, medical supplies and equipment
• Pain management therapies
• Bathing and personal care
• Dietary counseling
• Massage therapy
• Pet therapy and visitation
• Special service therapies, including physical, occupational and speech therapy
• Encouragement and education
• Spiritual counseling
• Support in dealing with loss and grief
• Volunteer visitation and assistance
• 24-hour on-call availability

A Hospice Story

Each night during the week of February 7, NBC4 Anchor Cabot Rea shares his experience with Mount Carmel Hospice and Palliative Care during the care of his mother, Betty. You will see many members of Mount Carmel Hospice and Palliative Care in these stories including Dr. Craig Pratt, associate medical director; Lori Yosick, executive director, and the multidisciplinary team who make up one of the finest programs in the nation.

• A Hospice Story, Part One, February 7, 2011
• A Hospice Story, Part Two, February 8, 2011
• A Hospice Story, Part One, February 9, 2011
• A Hospice Story, Part Two, February 10, 2011

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