Palliative Care

Palliative Care at Good Samaritan

Palliative care is focused on comfort, support, and quality of lifefor people living with serious or chronic illness — at any stage of care.

Care is based on your symptoms and needs, not just a diagnosis. Support is also available for families and caregivers.

Who Can Receive Palliative Care?

Palliative care may benefit people living with:

• Cancer
• Heart disease or heart failure
• Lung disease (COPD)
• Kidney or liver disease
• Dementia
• Stroke or other neurologic conditions

How Palliative Care Helps

Our team works alongside your medical providers to help manage:

• Pain or discomfort
• Shortness of breath
• Nausea or digestive issues
• Anxiety, depression, or stress
• Fatigue or trouble sleeping

Palliative Care and Cancer

The American Cancer Society recommends palliative care as a standard part of cancer care.

It can begin:

• At diagnosis

• During treatment

• After treatment

Palliative care does not replace cancer treatment. It helps reduce side effects, ease stress, and support the whole person — physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

A Supportive Layer of Care

Palliative care does not mean giving up. It means adding support.

Our goal is to help patients feel better, stay comfortable, and continue living life as fully as possible. When symptoms are better managed, treatments are often easier to tolerate — improving both quality of life and overall well-being.

Make an appointment by calling 812-885-8690
429 S Sixth Street, Vincennes 47591