Hospice care and palliative care: a perspective from experience.
The establishment of the first Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care in a Medical Center in the United States is noteworthy. Since the design of the Department integrates a full-functioning hospice program within it, that has both a dedicated inpatient unit and extensive home care program, this Department represents a milestone in the development of the hospice movement, with full interrelationship between palliative care and hospice care. This paper will explore this interrelationship, its implications, and some of the background.
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Jacob Perlow Hospice, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D009519:New York City; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation