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“Everyone has to die but how we die makes
a big difference for us and our loved ones.”
There are many painful events that the patient
may go through at the time of death and these
can be allayed by palliative care. The Department
of Palliative Care, started on 7th of August
2006, is the only one of its kind covering the
area from Borivali to Virar. This Department
ensures that the patients have a good “quality
of life” during their remaining days and
a quiet, peaceful and pain free death in the
end. Bereavement counseling helps the relatives
to come to terms with the death of their loved
one and get on with life.
Many a times the fact is that neither patient
nor the family actually knows what their illness
is and what kind of complications can
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happen in the future. Palliative care gives them
complete understanding of their disease process,
prevents the preventable, controls the symptoms
and gives them realistic expectations about the
future. Counseling helps them to resolve their
emotional issues, as terminal illness is a very
intense experience to even begin to accept. Palliative
care helps them to not feel lonely or abandoned. |
The services
include:
- Palliative medical consultation
- 2. Palliative nursing care
- Emotional and spiritual counseling
- End of life care at the time of death
- Consultation on phone in case of any emergency
- Bereavement care
- For those who are bed ridden and not able
to come to the hospital due to their physical
condition, we also have our home care program.
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For
those who are bed ridden or incapacitated we visit
them and give them care at home.
In case of any acute need we also provide free
/ concessional admission of the patient in the
hospital.
We also provide free follow up services to the
patients and their families once in a week.
“ADD DAYS TO THEIR LIFE AND NOT LIFE TO
THEIR DAYS” |
Some
remarks from our patients
“Today God came to my house…”
Mohini Shetty (renal cell ca with mets)
“If you would not have come, she would have
died long back…” Vinay Shetty (Mohini’s
husband).
“I keep waiting when you are going to come…I
don’t have anyone to talk to and I feel
lonely…” Miss Evelyn Calmiano (care
taker – daughter of patient).
“She was suffering so much and we were praying
for some relief and then you came…”
Miss Evelyn Calmiano (care taker – daughter
of patient).
“She died so peacefully and it is all because
of you…” Miss Evelyn Calmiano about
her mother (care taker – daughter of patient).
“We have never seen any doctor who gives
so much time …” Mrs Fernandes (care
taker).
“Till now we are just loitering from doctor
to doctor without any direction. No one told us
anything about the disease…thank you…”
Mr Ramesh Kothari. |
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| Training |
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INVITE ALL OF YOU IN THE SOCIETY TO COME FORWARD
TO LEARN ABOUT PALLIATIVE CARE AND EXPERIENCE
THE JOY OF BRINGING HOPE AND A SMILE IN THE LIVES
OF THOSE UNFORTUNATE SOULS. |
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Training
of volunteers: Every Saturday 4.00 pm to 6.00
pm
We also have a special 14 hour volunteer training
certificate program which will teach you to provide
basic nursing as well as emotional and spiritual
counseling of terminally ill patients and their
families. No previous qualifications are required
for this training. |
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| OPD |
Everyday from
10.30 am to 12.30 pm & 2 pm to 4 pm (with prior
appointment only)
For appointment call: Mr Harish Gyani – 9323882673 |
