Providence Palliative Care
Care Focused on Comfort and Quality of Life
Our palliative care team focuses on reducing pain, symptoms and stress for patients at any health stage — whether undergoing treatment or managing a chronic condition.
Our Approach
Our palliative services team focuses on reducing pain, symptoms and stress for patients with severe or chronic medical conditions at any health stage. We work closely with you and your doctors to ensure your care plan is personalized. We honor your health goals and offer the support needed to help you reach them.
Our Services, Conditions and Treatments
Services
- Palliative Care
- Home Care
- Providence Home and Community Care
- Music-Thanatology
- Spiritual Care
Providence Palliative Care
105 W 8th Ave, Suite 120C, Spokane, Washington 99204
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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.