Hospice of St Lawrence Valley

Hospice care - primarily devoted to providing comprehensive comfort care for people who have a prognosis of less than six months of life and for their families during the lives of our patients and following their deaths. Each patient's suffering, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, is addressed by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual care coordinators, counselors, personal care workers, and volunteer companions. 13,958 patient care days.

Supplemental services - beyond care for patients and their families, we provide a range of education, counseling, and consultation services to the community to increase understanding and develop skills needed to address issues of serious illness, death, and grief.

Palliative care - the palliative care program relieves physical, emotional, and spiritual distress for people who have a serious illness, but who are expected to live longer than six months or are pursuing curative treatment. Palliative care is important throughout the continuum of illness, not only at the end of life. Hospice provides nurse and social worker counseling and case management through our palliative care program.