Palliative care
Palliative care focuses on improving your quality of life and relieving symptoms when you are critically ill. This offers you an extra level of comfort whether you are battling a serious medical condition or terminally ill.
Palliative care specialists in Decatur, Texas
With our help, you can get support and relief when you need it most.
If you have a serious illness, our palliative care team at Medical City Decatur, a campus of Medical City Denton, is committed to improving your daily life. With services like pain management, disease education and emotional support, palliative care will be an important part of your overall treatment plan.
Experts available 24/7
Free medical information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free medical information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Conditions that benefit from palliative care
No matter what disease stage you are in, palliative care may be right for you. We provide services for many serious or chronic illnesses, including:
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Cancer
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Congestive heart failure
- Dementia
- Heart disease
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Lung disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
Our palliative care
With palliative care, we emphasize relieving the symptoms and emotional distress associated with advanced illness.
Multidisciplinary palliative care
We offer palliative care in many different settings, and there is no limit on how long you can receive services. Our palliative care team comprises many members, including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains and other healthcare specialists. Our comprehensive approach includes high-level care that ensures we meet all of your individual health needs.
Palliative care services
In addition to helping relieve the symptoms associated with serious illness, our services may include:
- Access to community resources
- Bereavement, grief and spiritual support
- Close communication and coordination with your healthcare provider
- Easier transition to hospice care as the serious illness progresses
- Education on disease process and course of the illness
- Follow-up phone calls discussing medication reconciliation, symptoms management, physical, psychological and emotional needs
- Preparation of advanced directives and advanced care planning