Welcome to the HPCANYS PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER
Providing information, news and research for both provider members and the community
HPCANYS Mission ‘To promote the availability and accessibility of quality hospice and palliative care for all persons in New York State confronted with life-limiting illness.’
The Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS) has made a strong commitment to expand and enhance the Associations’ Palliative Care activities to assure that palliative care is integrated into all functional areas of the Association, including education, communication, and advocacy. HPCANYS has dedicated staff and Association resources to bringing the services and support our member programs need to thrive in this ever-changing and evolving health care environment.
HPCANYS has also placed a strong focus on public engagement and community outreach to assure that all residents of New York State are provided information and resources about what palliative care is, how it may benefit them or loved ones who are living with a life limiting or chronic illness. Here you will find updated information, current news and resources, answers to common questions and the ability search for a palliative care provider in your geographical location.
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is both a philosophy of care and an organized system of medical care provided by an interdisciplinary team, including Physicians, Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Chaplains, Counselors and Alternative Therapists. Palliative care is focused on the relief of suffering and support for the best possible quality of life for patients facing serious life-threatening illness, and their families. Palliative care seeks to address not only physical pain, but also emotional, social and spiritual pain to achieve the best possible quality of life for patients and their families.
The goal of palliative care is to relieve suffering and provide the best possible quality of life for people facing the pain, symptoms and stresses of serious illness. Palliative care extends the principles of hospice care to a broader population that could benefit from receiving this type of care earlier in their illness or disease process. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage of an illness, and it can be provided along with treatments that are meant to cure.