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Pax Christi Hospice
355 Bard Avenue
Staten Island,
NY 10310
718-876-1022
Are you or someone you love dealing with advanced disease? It's
about how you live.
At Pax Christi Hospice, we coordinate care
where the patient resides. Hospice fosters a different way of participating
in family life. You are in control of your health care. You can
decide to leave the program, and there are always opportunities
for hope. Remission of the disease can occur and people are
discharged.
Please click here to download our brochure.
To be eligible, a patient
should:
- Live on
Staten Island
- Have an
advanced illness, including non-cancer diseases, with the possibility of
limited life expectancy.
- Choose to
forego dramatic therapy, fewer invasive procedures
- Desire to
focus on correcting manageable symptoms with an emphasis on patient
preferences
- Have a
physician who is available and willing to manage care with the hospice team
- Desire to
be cared for at home.
Goals of Care
- Provide
intensive management of the symptoms or shortness of breath and pain
- Eliminate
unnecessary visits to the emergency department and admissions to the hospital
- Offer 24/7
accessibility to answer questions and promote patient comfort
- Provide
medications, supplies and oxygen related to the illness
- Schedule
intermittent visits from home health aides, nurses, social workers and
pastoral care
- Provide
clear explanations about the causes of symptoms
- Recommend
actions that will offer relief, reducing family anxiety and
stress
Pax Christi
Hospice is licensed by the New York State Department of Health; accredited
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; and
approved for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid
Programs.
Quotes from
Family Members
"I have heard
so many good things about the people and works of Pax Christi Hospice, and now I
see it for myself. This experience has served to make me even more aware
of how important it is to have this type of service on Staten
Island."
"You have
made my load a little lighter."
"It was such
a relief to have you standing with us and behind us. We have no idea how
we would have gotten through it without you."
"These women,
an unbeatable team, are a true tribute to what hospice care is all about. I
never fully understood. Now I realize your emotional support, readiness
and availability are monumental."
"He spoke
often anf fondly of the staff members with whom he was personally involved, and
in many ways he considered you all an extension of his immediate
family."
Payment for Services
Hospice will
bill the insurance companies of patient who have coverage for hospice
services. We will initiate a financial resource assessment for those who
do not have coverage. Co-pays and deductibles continue to be the patient's
responsibility.
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