Introduction of Hospice & Palliative Care Center

Hospice & Palliative Care and Patients

What is hospice and palliative care?

We actively control the physical symptoms and pain that make terminal cancer patients difficult and help patients and their families with psychosocial and spiritual difficulties. A team of palliative care professionals, including doctors, nurses, social workers, clergy, and volunteers, seeks to improve quality of life by alleviating suffering for patients and their families.

Patients for Hospice & Palliative Care

Among terminal cancer patients who are medically diagnosed as having no possibility of fundamental recovery despite active treatment and who will gradually deteriorate and die within a few months, those who meet the following criteria:

• Patients who no longer benefit from active chemotherapy
• Patients who need pain relief and symptom management
• Patients who are conscious, able to communicate, and understand their condition
• Patients recommended for hospice care by their primary care physician or hospice staff

Frequently asked questions

Should I notify a patient that he or she is in the terminal stage?

It's important to tell someone that they're terminally ill because they want to know their exact disease status and future disease progression.

Is there no more treatment available?

No. Even if chemotherapy is not performed, treatment for symptoms such as pain, vomiting, dyspnea, and ascites that make patients difficult should be performed more actively.

Will the pain be very severe? When does the pain occur?

End-stage cancer does not necessarily make the pain worse.
However, many patients experience pain caused by cancer or cancer treatment, and most of the cancer pain can be controlled with active pain treatment.

How much longer will the patient live?

According to statistics, the average life expectancy of terminal cancer patients is 3 to 4 months. However, this is an average estimate and no one can accurately predict how much time is left.
Therefore, rather than limiting the remaining time to 3 or 6 months, it is better to observe the progress of the patient and focus on each day.

How should a patient spend their time if Tertiary Hospital says there is no way to treat them anymore?

Even if you do not receive chemotherapy, you should stay well controlled with symptoms such as pain.
It is important for patients to spend the remaining time with their families meaningfully, doing what they want to do and what they must do.

Treatment and hospitalization

Hospitalization guide of Hospice & Palliative Care Center

1. 1. Outpatient treatment before hospitalization
2. 2. In-depth interview with a hospice consultant about costs, hospitalization procedures and hospice ward information
3. * The available time for hospitalization may change depending on the waiting situation, so please inquire again during the interview.

Outpatient treatment hours

• 10:00 am - 12:00 am
• 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Contact of Hospice & Palliative Care Center

required documents

• Doctor's note or medical treatment request
• Image data (latest CT or MRI) and image reading paper
  * For video materials, CDs must be registered at the Medical Cooperation Center on the 1st floor.
• Current medication prescription
• Recent blood test results
• Doctor's note or medical treatment request (within 1 month)

Reservation by phone

+82-51-933-7777

Hospice & Palliative Care Center

Hospice & palliative care programs

Family education and support groups

• We share and support the difficulties of patients and families by providing various information and family education to help patients care.
• Every Thursday, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Program Room in the Hospice & Palliative Care Center
• Patient self-help group
• Pain and symptom management
• Keeping it together until the last minute
• Learning caring skills
• Nutrition management education for patients and their families

Various therapy programs

• Music/art/horticulture/meditation therapy, walking, performance (dance), tea therapy, balloon art, aroma foot massage, bath, hairdressing, shampoo, lymphedema management, etc.

Home visit service for discharged patients

• For discharged patients and their families, the hospice team visits their homes to give a helping hand.

Programs for Bereaved Families (Bereaved Family Support Services)

• The Bereavement Program helps the bereaved overcome pain and grief. We comfort, support, and encourage each other through the dedication of Mass for the deceased and bereaved family gatherings.
• Short-term meeting: 4th Tuesday of even-numbered months, 2:00-4:00 PM, Program Room on the 10th floor
• Long-term meeting: Once a year in October during the Hospice Campaign event, Benedict Hall on the 4th floor
• Letter writing: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th month of bereavement
• Home visits for bereaved families (visits when necessary)
• Mass for those who deceased at the Hospice & Palliative Care Center: 11:00 on the 4th Tuesday of every month

volunteer

Sponsors’ Association

Purpose of donation management

• Providing better palliative care treatment and various services to patients and their families at the Hospice & Palliative Care Center through a fundraising project

Sponsorship method

• The sponsor visits the bank directly and applies for automatic transfer to the account below

Bank account

• Busan Bank: 101-2016-1784-06
• Account holder: Foundation for Maintenance of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan

Use of donations

• Support for various programs for patients and their families
• Support for funeral expenses for low-income families
• Support for medical expenses for low-income families
• Various events for patients and their families (birthdays, holidays, wedding anniversaries, christenings, granting wishes, etc.)
• Providing medical examinations to bereaved families who are experiencing difficulties

Sponsorship information and inquiries

Please call +82-51-933-7137, and get detailed information.