Palliative Care Unit

About Palliative Care Unit

Patients are admitted to us for various reasons, including symptom control, pain management and end of life care.

Our multi-disciplinary team of medical, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, psychology, dietetics, pastoral care and speech therapy works with you to meet your physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs and also helps your family and carers. We are committed to improving the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness.

South Eastern Private Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit:

• Provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms;
• Affirms life and regards dying as a normal process;
• Offers a support system to help patients live as actively as possible until death;
• Offers a support system to help the family cope during the patients illness;
• Uses a multi-disciplinary team approach to address the needs of patients and their families;
• Enhances the patients quality of life, and positively influences the course of their illness;
• Introduces palliative care early in the course of our patients illness, in conjunction with other therapies that are intended to prolong life, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and includes those investigations needed to better understand and manage distressing clinical complications.

At South Eastern Private Hospital, we improve people’s journey. Talk to your general practitioner or call our palliative care service to discuss your needs.

Just a small thank you for looking after my husband so well and keeping him comfortable for the last two weeks of his life. The whole family is so grateful to you.

Lois

On behalf of myself and our children, we want to say a “HUGE THANK YOU” to you all for all your guidance and compassion with caring for Kevin during his last few weeks of his life. Also for all your caring for us at such an emotional and sad time. Thank you once again.

Andrea

No job was too big or too small for you all. We watched as you cared for our mum with gentleness and skill. We were so grateful to watch our beautiful mother pass away with so much dignity. The medical staff alongside the whole multi-disciplinary team showed nothing but kindness, support and empathy with professionalism and high standard care. Thank you from all of us

Anne and family

I can't thank you enough for the care and attention you gave Adele over the last month. This has been a very difficult time for our family, but it could have been much worse without your dedication and expertise. My family and I are truly grateful for the level of care you were able to administer to my wife, for nursing her without getting agitated for all the mess that you had to clean up so many times, for all the tears you’ve dried. We’re also grateful for the time you took to talk with us to help us better understand our options. But most of all I want to thank you for being the angels at our side. You have compassion and knowledge and your professionalism is beyond compare. Your caring has touched our lives, your skills have relieved our pain, and your devotion has brightened our days . Thank you for all you do.

Joseph C