A promise given to those patients facing a terminal illness when choices seem so few. Hospice is about living life to the fullest in secure and familiar surroundings with those who matter most - family and friends. Trinity Hospice offers terminally ill patients an alternative to routine home care and repeated hospitalizations.
Trinity Hospice proudly offers comprehensive care focused on easing the physical, emotional and spiritual pain that often accompanies terminal illness.Offering outstanding care, the Trinity Hospice Team members are dedicated professionals and trained volunteers who specialize in meeting the individualized needs of terminally ill patients and their families.
Care Includes:
Hospice physician and patient's regular physician
Regularly scheduled nursing visits
Nurse on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year
Home Health Aids provide personal care and assistance with the activities of daily living
Counselors assist families to identify their personal and community resources and develop support networks
Education about the illness andwhat to expect as the disease progresses and how to cope
Medical equipment, supplies and medications are coordinated by the physician and the hospice nurse
Hospital inpatient care and family respite when medically necessary
Spiritual and bereavementsupport providedfor loved ones after their loss
Volunteer support and assistance for the patient and caregivers
Advantages of Hospice
Allows terminally ill patients and their family the opportunity to remain in the comfort of their own home
Allows patients and their families to actively participate in developing the plan of care
Recognizes death as a spiritual, emotional and physical experience
Treats symptoms and manages pain while emphasizing the quality of life
Supports surviving families and caregivers up to one year following the patient's death
Relies on the combined knowledge and skill of a team of medical professionals
Spiritual support and counseling
Volunteer support and assistance for the patient and caregivers
Bereavement support for loved ones after their loss
Service Network
Who is Eligible for Hospice Care
Trinity Hospice offers services to patients who have a terminal illness where the goal is pain management and symptom control.Financial coverage is available through the Hospice Medicare Benefit and many private insurance companies.No person will be denied services based on age, race, national origin, disease, handicap, religion, gender, color, sexual orientation or inability to pay.
For more information contact us at:
Trinity Hospice 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Suite 21 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421
