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North Mississippi Medical Center :: Home Health Menu

Hospice

North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice is a specialized program of care emphasizing the management of pain and other symptoms (including psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs) associated with terminal illness. The Hospice staff also provides help for family as well as the patient.

NMMC Hospice provides:

  • 24-hour nursing on-call support
  • Personal care assistance
  • Compassionate, quality health care that enables patients to remain at home with their family
  • Family counseling to help a patient’s family cope with terminal illness
  • Pastoral support for spiritual care
  • Continuous care in crisis situations
  • Prescription medication coverage related to terminal illness, with emphasis on pain management
  • Medical equipment and supplies as needed for comfort
  • Volunteer services including compassion, friendly visiting and running errands
  • Respite care
  • Bereavement care for 13 months to ease grief and transition

Who is eligible for hospice care?

  • A patient whose physician and family choose comfort care.
  • A patient with a life-limiting illness whose life expectancy is measured in weeks or months, not years.
  • A patient with a primary caregiver who is willing to participate in home care.

Our team includes:

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Personal Care Aides
  • Social Workers
  • Chaplain
  • Volunteers
  • Dietitian
  • Pharmacist