Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Description of resource: BIDMC Palliative Care Consult service provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary care for patients with life threatening illness and their families. The service addresses issues of pain and symptom management, end-of-life care issues such as health care proxy, advance care directives, and discussions to determine plan of care. The consult service works in collaboration with case management and social service to achieve seamless transitions from the hospital to the home, skilled nursing facility, rehab or hospice. Bereavement support is also available.

Contact: Lachlan Forrow, MD/Director Ethics and Palliative Care
Phone: 617-667-1320
email: lforrow@BIDMC.harvard.edu
website: http://www.bidmc.org

 

Services provided:

	Bereavement
	Complementary Health
	Education
	Financial
	Language
	Palliative Care
	Specialized Medical
	Spirituality
	Support Group/Counseling
	Transportation