Outpatient palliative care is currently a part of The Phyllis and Lee Coffey Geriatrics Associates of the Martha Steward Center for Living.

Our multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers and massage therapist specializes in relieving pain, managing symptoms and reducing the stress of serious illness. We aim to prevent and ease suffering, and to offer the best possible quality of life for our patients.

Providing palliative care in the outpatient setting allows our team to address the varied needs of patients and families earlier in the course of the disease. Our clinicians have the opportunity to get to know our patients and their families over time, and to assist in the development of a care plan that takes their individual needs into consideration. Our early involvement also means that we are available to manage our patients’ symptoms when they are receiving palliative and/or curative/restorative therapy.

Our relationship with our outpatients continues during all hospital admissions. Our inpatient palliative care team will assist our outpatients with ongoing decision making, symptom management, care coordination and emotional or spiritual support.