Several patients who were sent home for palliative care rebounded and lived, thanks to the presence and support of their friends and family who couldn't be with them inside of the hospital, the officials said.
The Hospital System Sent Patients With Coronavirus Home to Die. Louisiana Legislators Are Demanding an Investigation.|by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan|September 14, 2020|ProPublica
A day later, Winston’s family got a call from a member of the palliative care team, recommending she move to hospice, they said.
Sent Home to Die|by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan|September 2, 2020|ProPublica
He said he would be “very worried about trying to manage that” in home hospice, and that dying patients at his hospital were provided palliative support through an inpatient program.
Sent Home to Die|by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan|September 2, 2020|ProPublica
The palliative care service was available to patients from hospitals across New York City.
Sent Home to Die|by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan|September 2, 2020|ProPublica
Palliative sedation would have relieved her pain, it is true.
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I found a solution in palliative care—which is dedicated to minimizing pain and keeping the chronically ill out of the hospital.