Program areas at Capital Caring
Capital Hospice provides expert medical, emotional, spiritual and practical care and support to patients with serious, progressive illness and their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week to patients wherever they live by qualified physicians, nurses, nurses' aides, social workers, non-denominational chaplains and other professionals. It is the objective of Capital Hospice to provide care to anyone medically eligible, regardless of the patient's ability to pay. Capital Hospice provided services to 30,303 patients during 2023 and provided 370,245 patient days of care. Capital Hospice had costs related to services and supplies under its charity care policy of approximately $1,741,000 in 2023.
Capital palliative care consultants provides physician services to our Hospice patients, and to non-hospice eligible patients who are in need of symptom management. It is the objective of Capital palliative care consultants to provide physician services to all patients in need of symptom management, regardless of the patient's ability to pay. Capital palliative care consultants provided 78,973 patient visits during 2023.
The adler center for Caring inpatient unit and the Washington home Capital Caring health inpatient center at sibley memorial hospital, provide care for those patients that require constant monitoring and whose pain and symptoms can't be adequately managed at home. It is the goal of the adler center for Caring and the Washington home Capital Caring health at sibley memorial hospital inpatient units to make our patients as symptom free and as comfortable as possible. The adler center for Caring inpatient center provided care to 1,805 patients and had 2,984 patient days of care in 2023. The Washington home Capital Caring health inpatient unit at sibley memorial hospital proved care to 1,504 patients and had 2,650 patient days of care in 2023.