Palliative Care of the North Shore is a consultative service that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to alleviate physical, emotional and spiritual suffering. While hospice embraces the essence of palliative care, it is limited to those individuals whose life expectancy is six months or less, making hospice benefits unavailable for many patients who are chronically ill or receiving curative treatment.
The Palliative Care of the North Shore service is available to any person with a life-limiting illness within the Hospice of the North Shore service area. A consultation can occur at any time during the illness, even if the life expectancy extends to years and the person is receiving curative treatments.
For more information about palliative care or to make a referral to the program, please contact us at 978-223-9777.