Supportive & Palliative Care
Compassionate Symptom Relief and Support
Living with serious illness is challenging. At Providence Holy Family Hospital, our supportive and palliative care team helps relieve pain, manage symptoms and reduce stress—so you and your family can focus on comfort, care and quality of life.
Our Approach
Living with a serious illness can be exhausting and worrisome. At Providence Holy Family Hospital we provide the care, comfort and support you and your family need.
Our palliative services focus on reducing pain, symptoms and stress for all patients at any health stage — whether you or a loved one are undergoing treatment, managing a chronic condition or nearing the end of life.
Providence palliative care teams work closely with you and your doctor to ensure your care plan honors your health and life goals. We offer an extra layer of support to help you and your family enjoy the best quality of life possible.
Our Services, Conditions and Treatments
Services
- Palliative Care
- Music-Thanatology
- Spiritual Health
Supportive & Palliative Care
5633 N Lidgerwood St, Spokane, Washington 99208
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Frequently Asked Questions
You may benefit from palliative care if you have a serious illness or face complex medical decisions.
Your palliative care team can:
- Help plan care for serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease, dementia and kidney failure
- Relieve discomfort and shortness of breath related to serious illness
- Support medical decisions and future care planning
If you or your family want to learn more about palliative care, ask your doctor or nurse for a referral. We offer inpatient and limited outpatient consultations to assess your goals of care and help manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, constipation and breathing difficulties.
Your palliative and supportive care team includes these and other health care professionals:
- Advanced practice providers
- Chaplains
- Nurse practitioners
- Palliative doctors
- Registered nurses
- Social workers
Palliative care is comfort care that may be provided at any time, from diagnosis through early or late stages of illness. Hospice care includes palliative care but is reserved for the last six months of life. Hospice care helps relieve pain and discomfort while improving quality of life.
Your care team will guide you through care options and available alternatives for you and your family.
Your doctor and specialists can help you understand your condition, treatment options and available support. They may recommend palliative care, or you can ask for a referral for a consultation.
Palliative care may help if you or a loved one are facing challenges such as:
- A diagnosis of a serious or life-limiting illness affecting major organs or body systems, such as the heart, brain, lungs, liver or kidneys.
- A condition that may shorten life expectancy or require complex, ongoing care.
- Questions about what to expect or uncertainty about the future.
- Difficulty making medical decisions and a need for support and guidance in understanding options.