Physician Resources

A Guide for Clinicians - pdf, added 9/6/07
Using Narcotics Safely - pdf, added 9/6/07
Loss and Grieving: Advice for Healthcare Providers Caring for Dying Patients - pdf, added 9/6/07

Article: "Tube Feeding in Dementia: How Incentives Undermine Health Care Quality and Patient Safety"

Article: Study Shows Hospice Patients Live Longer
(pdf file - will open in a new window)

Article: "Hospice Community Applauds Dementia Care Recommendations for End-of-Life Care"
Article Reviews Best Practices in Ventilator Removal of ICU Patients

For Fast Facts & Articles on End-Of-Life/Palliative Care
visit  www.eperc.mcw.edu

Klamath Hospice, Inc. Offers "Information Visits"
Helping patients and families before they may be "ready for hospice."

Introduce Hospice…
            You don't have to wait until "it’s time" for hospice care to talk about it. If you would not be surprised if your patient had less than six months to live, let us help.

We will:

• Meet with patients and families
• Listen to their concerns and answer their questions
• Offer information and assistance

• Discuss services available from Klamath Hospice, Inc.
  • 24-hour/7 day availability
  • RN visits and works with you to assess symptoms and manage medications
  • Collaborative team approach with the Attending Physician, Medical Directors, RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, Home Health Aides, Spiritual Coordinator and Volunteers
  • Grief Support Program for families facing the loss of a loved one

• Dispel myths and misconceptions about hospice care
  • Choosing hospice care isn't "giving up" or "quitting"
  • Hospice care focuses on adding quality to this important period of time

• Decrease fear and anxiety
  Personal visits help patients and families "put a face" to hospice care

Even if you or your patient isn't sure about hospice "yet"…

Call us. We will be happy to schedule "Information Meetings" in:

• Your office
• Our office
• Hospital
• Your patient’s or family’s home (including the nursing home)

Please call (541) 882-2902 to schedule an "Information Meeting" at a time convenient for your patients and their families.