ATTLEBORO — Sturdy Memorial began offering inpatient palliative care services to its patients Nov. 15 in conjunction with HopeHealth Palliative Care, part of the HopeHealth family of services.
Palliative care providers work with seriously ill patients and families—those facing life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, advanced cancers, and dementia—to ensure that their values, priorities and desires are respected and honored.
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“Touching and bettering the lives of people living with a serious illness takes dedicated services and special support,” said Diana Franchitto, president and CEO of HopeHealth, New England’s largest nonprofit, community-based hospice and palliative care organization with services in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “We are so pleased that Sturdy Memorial Hospital, a well-respected, well-known community hospital chose HopeHealth to offer palliative care services to patients and their families,” said Franchitto.
“Our collaboration with HopeHealth builds upon the Hospital’s existing commitment to its’ patients and families to provide high quality compassionate care along with much needed supportive services for those facing serious, chronic illnesses,” said Robin Morris, vice president of clinical services and corporate integrity officer at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. “Our goal is to improve quality of life for our patients and their loved ones, by offering a coordinated, multidisciplinary team approach to managing their care.”
Rob Borkowski is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Borkowski@PBN.com.