Palliative Care at Levine Children's Hospital is a consult service provided by an interdisciplinary team for children who face life threatening illnesses. The team works very closely with your child's primary healthcare provider to deliver the best care possible to your child and your family. The goal is to provide the best quality of life possible for your child and family while minimizing suffering. Palliative care can be combined with other treatment therapies with a focus on living life as fully as possible.
Support and Services Include:
- Pain and symptom management including, but not limited to poor appetite, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting
- Assistance in determining goals of care
- Emotional, social and spiritual support
- Assistance with decisions about end of life care
- Grief counseling
- Collaboration with Home Care Agencies, and Hospice to meet the individual needs of each family
The Palliative Care Program is made up of a multidisciplinary team that includes, but is not limited to:
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Neonatal and Pediatric Palliative Care Physicians
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Neonatal and Pediatric Palliative Care Coordinator
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Neonatal and Pediatric Palliative Care Social Worker
Key Contact:
Lynna' Alvarnas RN, Neonatal and Pediatric Palliative Care Coordinator
704-381-7732 or by e-mail at lynna.alvarnas@carolinashealthcare.org
Why Levine Children's Hospital?
- We are the only children's hospital in the region to provide this specialized service for our inpatient population.
- We provide compassionate and family centered care that includes physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual support.
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