Palliative Care Services
Palliative medicine specialists provide you with relief from the symptoms, pain, or stress of a serious illness.
Palliative care is helpful at any stage of an illness from diagnosis through treatment. We’re here to improve your comfort and enhance your well-being by providing the medical and emotional support you need to relieve symptoms and feel your best.
Our Approach to Palliative Care
We know how difficult it can be to live with a serious illness. That’s why we’ve partnered with Samaritan to provide care when and where it’s needed the most—whether it’s in one of our hospitals or in the comfort of your own home.
Samaritan’s team includes doctors, advanced practice nurses, social workers, and dietitians who collaborate with your Virtua physician and care team. We provide an added layer of support for you and those who care about you.
We help you understand your treatment options, express and document your goals of care, and support your decisions. We focus on helping you feel better and stronger, providing you peace of mind and improving your quality of life.
Palliative care services are covered by most insurance plans.
Our Palliative Care Services
The goal of palliative care is to improve your quality of life to help you, and those who care about you, live your best life every day. Along with your doctor’s plan of care, your palliative care team supports your personal goals of care through:
- Pain management
- Treatments to relieve symptoms such as pain, depression, anxiety, stress, fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, nausea, constipation, incontinence, and mobility and balance issues
- Medication management
- Care coordination and scheduling to connect you with other helpful services
- Nutritional counseling to help regain your appetite and make easy, healthy choices
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Guidance with complex treatment choices
- Help to express your personal goals of care, treatment, and quality of life
Conditions We Treat
Palliative care provides an extra layer of support at any stage. You can benefit from palliative care from the moment of diagnosis through treatment and recovery. You don’t have to wait until the disease has reached an advanced stage.
Palliative Care may help you and your family live with a wide range of conditions, including:
- Cancer, including the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation
- Cardiac disease, such as heart failure
- Kidney disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
The palliative care team works with your Virtua physician and care team. You can continue seeking treatment for any chronic condition while benefiting from the comfort of palliative care.
Virtua Palliative Care Locations
Palliative care is available through all Virtua hospitals. Palliative care may also be provided in the patient’s home.
The Virtua and Samaritan Difference for Palliative Care
Services available through all Virtua hospitals, at home in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties, and through telehealth.
Services available through all Virtua hospitals, at home in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties, and through telehealth.
Samaritan is a South Jersey-based not-for-profit healthcare provider of life-enhancing care. Originally founded in 1980 as one of the first hospice providers, Samaritan now provides an expanded range of care options at any stage for nearly 11,000 families each year.
Samaritan is a South Jersey-based not-for-profit healthcare provider of life-enhancing care. Originally founded in 1980 as one of the first hospice providers, Samaritan now provides an expanded range of care options at any stage for nearly 11,000 families each year.
Samaritan has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs for outstanding hospice care.
Samaritan has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs for outstanding hospice care.
Contact Us
Call 800-229-8183 to learn how Virtua and Samaritan can provide the compassionate expertise you need.