Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Inc

Inpatient - the samaritan inpatient hospice centers provide the comfort of short-term continuous samaritan care in a home-like setting for patients whose pain, symptoms and special needs require a more acute level of hospice care than is recommended within the home. While in the inpatient center, you and your loved one will receive from samaritan staff the same services that you would in a home setting - plus the more acute 24-hour care your loved one now requires. The cente'r' welcoming environment encourages families and friends to feel "at home" while spending quality time - whenever and for as long as they wish. Family members of all ages may visit 24 hours a day; family pets are welcome by appointment. A sleeper recliner in each bedroom allows a family member to spend the night at bedside comfortably.

Another related field where samaritian has expended its service to the community is in palliative medical care. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses, social workers and other specialists who work together with a patient's doctors to provide an extra layer of support. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided along with curative treatment. Although palliative medicine was initially a small component of samaritan's services, this division has grown into a significant part of the overall services.

As stated in samaritan's mission summary and our respective exempt purpose achievements, an important part of our comprehensive service to our community is the compassionate support for the grief that our patients and families experience. Samaritan provides such support on a regular basis through its center for grief support, where we provide bereavement, counseling, crisis intervention/debriefing, support groups and community outreach programs - all offering hope for tomorrow for those grieving today. Samaritan similarly serves the community through its transitions program, which serves community members who are coping with life-changes caused by their advanced illness but who are not yet ready for hospice care.