A serious chronic illness shouldn’t force you to put your life on hold. The supportive palliative care teams at Baylor Scott & White Health can help you maintain good quality of life with programs that provide medical, emotional and spiritual support for you and your family.
Supportive palliative care is a team-based medical specialty focusing on comfort, care and planning for patients facing serious illness and their families. Supportive palliative care team members help determine a care plan that meets your wants and needs, including management of pain and other symptoms, counseling and spiritual support, and other therapies.
You can continue to be treated for your illness while working with the supportive palliative care team. If hospice is needed later, your team can help with the transition.
When you or a loved one is dealing with a serious medical condition, it can be difficult to deal with the stress caused by pain, anxiety and other factors. Studies by several healthcare organizations have shown that supportive palliative care can improve the lives of patients and their families by helping them deal with the physical and emotional stress of a chronic medical condition.
Our supportive palliative teams address the medical, emotional and spiritual aspects of your illness or injury, including:
