The palliative care team at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano partners with you to enhance communication and support throughout your treatment, whether you have just been diagnosed or have completed therapy.
Our multidisciplinary team is led by a board-certified palliative care physician and consists of advanced practice nurses, social workers, pastoral care and child-life specialists with experience and training in palliative care—all working together to guide and support your care.
Palliative care does not take the place of your regular treatment; palliative care works in tandem with your regular treatments and with the specialists coordinating your care.
The goals of palliative care are to improve quality of life through symptom and pain relief, as well as provide emotional support and disease management for you and your family. Our Plano palliative care team partners with you to diminish your stress, anxiety and depression in the face of serious illness.
Many people with life-limiting illnesses can benefit from supportive palliative care services, including those with:
Palliative care is different from hospice care in that it is for anyone with a serious illness at any stage. Palliative care can serve as supportive care even when you are undergoing treatments that are working to cure you, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Hospice care is for terminally ill patients who are no longer receiving curative care.
Supportive palliative care services can serve as a bridge to hospice care and to help you or your family member prepare for the next stage of an illness.
