Our Mission
Palliative Care at Fletcher Allen is an approach to medical care whose focus is the management of physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering in the setting of a debilitating, life threatening, or terminal illness. Palliative care is complementary to other hospital treatment plans and is compatible with therapy designed to prolong life. The difference is that palliative care focuses on comfort, dignity, hope, and improving quality of life.
The Fletcher Allen Palliative Care Service strives to meet the above goals through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary consultation service. This service includes specially trained and board certified nurses working with a physician medical director, as well as the support of the Fletcher Allen social work, nursing, case management, and pastoral care services.
