Palliative Care In New Jersey
Support for Mind, Body and Spirit
We offer a comprehensive palliative care program for people throughout New Jersey who are dealing with serious illness. Our team of medical specialists collaborates with you, your family, and your health care team to develop a care plan focused on easing the stress, pain and symptoms of your condition — bringing comfort to your body, mind and spirit.
Although they share some characteristics, palliative care and hospice care are not the same things. Hospice care provides end-of-life care for people with a terminal illness. Palliative care is a medical specialty available from the moment of diagnosis with a serious illness and is provided alongside other curative therapies.
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Palliative Care Services
We offer palliative care programs tailored to patients’ individual needs, which include at-home care through Hackensack Meridian Health Care Journey™, outpatient care at the Center for Integrated Palliative Medicine and inpatient care for patients currently admitted in any of our acute-care hospitals.
Outpatient Palliative Care
Center for Integrated Palliative Medicine
Our mission at the Center for Integrated Palliative Medicine (CIPM) practice is to provide support, symptom management, and encouragement for individuals dealing with a serious illness. The outpatient practice is staffed by palliative medicine specialist physicians, advance practice nurses and licensed clinical social workers who work together as a team. The practice offers pain and symptom management, advance care planning and emotional support, and works closely with the patient’s other physicians to be an extra layer of reinforcement. CIPM does not require a physician referral unless required by your insurance.
We have several convenient locations throughout New Jersey:
- Brick
- Manahawkin
- Neptune
- Red Bank
Call 732-268-8470 for more information.
Inpatient Palliative Care
The Palliative Care team collaborates with health care professionals throughout our network to provide symptom management, support and fluid communication for patients and loved ones throughout the illness journey. The Palliative Care Service is an extra layer of support for patients currently admitted to our hospitals or subacute care centers.
When it comes to quality of life for our patients, we go above and beyond to make certain they are afforded nothing short of the best. Our team is committed to providing an exceptional human experience through holistic person-centered care. Three Core Health Care Professionals complete the specialty palliative care consult:
- Physician/APN
- Palliative Care Social Worker
- Pastoral Care
Pastoral care offers complementary modalities of holistic care to patients, families, and staff recognizing the connection between the body, the mind, and the spirit in the healing process.
Our Team Approach to Palliative Care
We are dedicated to delivering the highest quality coordinated medical care. Hackensack Meridian Health Care Journey is a home-based palliative care program. Our team works closely with your primary care physician to provide you and your family with an extra layer of support. Through home visits and phone calls, we help to coordinate comprehensive and personalized care that you receive along with your regular ongoing course of treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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