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What is palliative care?
Palliative care provides an "extra layer of support" to patients and families facing severe illnesses, such as cancer or other critical diseases. The palliative care team includes doctors, nurses and other caregivers who work together to determine the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their families. This includes the management of pain and side effects from the disease or treatments.
How does palliative care work?
The palliative care team visits with critically or terminally ill patients and their families in the hospital to better understand what is important to them. The goal is to, improve their quality of life by helping patients decide on their life goals and what they might want at the end of their life.
Who can be served by palliative care?
Anyone who is suffering from critical or chronic illness, and their families, may benefit from palliative care service.
Physicians & Specialists
Director
Bruce Ferrell, MD
Specialty: Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care
Nursing Directors
Jeannette Meyer, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Edith O'Neil-Page, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Spiritual Care
Lori Koutouratsas, Chaplain
Contact Information
Telephone Number
(310) 267-7870 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
(424) 259-8160 UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
www.uclahealth.org/PalliativeCare
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