Kaweah Delta Quick Links==========================ABOUT KAWEAH DELTA -- Board Meeting Agendas -- Board of Directors -- Commercials -- Contact Us -- Events -- Executive Team -- Insurance Plans Accepted -- Media Contact -- Medical Staff -- Mission -- Our History -- Physician Recruitment -- Services -- Standard of Conduct -- The FutureCLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS -- Schedule of Classes -- Support GroupsEMPLOYMENT -- How to Apply -- Job Search -- Log-In & View Profile -- Job Interest Card -- Career Events -- Child Care -- Contact InfoGIVING -- Charitable Gift Annuities -- da Vinci Campaign -- Memorials & Tributes -- Heritage Club -- Gold Card Program -- Speedy Recovery Flowers -- Golf Classic -- Guardian Angel -- Planned Giving -- Board of Directors -- Staff -- Hospice Foundation -- Online Donation FormKAWEAH LINKSPATIENT AND VISITOR GUIDE -- Advance Directive -- Care to Home -- Chaplain -- Electronic Devices -- Email a Patient -- Finances -- Gift Shop -- HIPAA Form -- Maps and Directions -- Med Form -- Nutrition -- Patient Privacy -- Patient Responsibilities -- Patient Rights -- Phone & Mail Services -- Volunteering Guild -- Vital Signs -- Wireless InternetPROGRAM AND SERVICES -- Broderick Pavilion -- Cancer Center -- Cardiac Services -- Clinical Education -- Community Outreach -- Critical Care -- EEG, EP & IM -- Emergency -- Employee Assistance -- Family Birth Center -- Home Infusion -- KD Breast Center -- KD Dialysis -- KD Exeter Health Clinic -- KD Home Health -- KD Hospice -- KD Imaging Center -- KD Lindsay Health Clinic -- KD Mental Health -- KD Private Home Care -- KD Rehab Hospital -- KD Skilled Nursing -- KD Sleep Center -- KD Subacute -- KD Urgent Care -- Lab -- Lap-Band -- Library & Health Info -- Lifeline -- NICU -- Outpatient Clinics -- Palliative Care -- Paradise House -- Pediatrics -- Quail Park -- Respiratory -- Surgical Services -- The Lifestyle Center -- Transitional CareTHE LIFESTYLE CENTER -- Aerobics -- Aquatics -- Child Care -- Fitness Profile -- Program Designs -- Hand Center -- Moms-To-Be -- Nutrition Services -- Personal Training -- Physical Therapy -- Youth Activities     • Programs and Services: About Kaweah Delta Classes and Support Groups Employment Giving Kaweah Links Patient and Visitor Guide Program and Services - Broderick Pavilion - Cancer Center - Cardiac Services - Clinical Education - Community Outreach - Critical Care - EEG, EP & IM - Emergency - Employee Assistance - Family Birth Center - Home Infusion - KD Breast Center - KD Dialysis - KD Exeter Health Clinic - KD Home Health - KD Hospice - KD Imaging Center - KD Lindsay Health Clinic - KD Mental Health - KD Private Home Care - KD Rehab Hospital - KD Skilled Nursing - KD Sleep Center - KD Subacute - KD Urgent Care - Lab - Lap-Band - Library & Health Info - Lifeline - NICU - Outpatient Clinics - Palliative Care - Paradise House - Pediatrics - Quail Park - Respiratory - Surgical Services - The Lifestyle Center - Transitional Care The Lifestyle Center Quick Facts About Kaweah Delta: • 400 Open-Heart Procedures Each Year • 4,200 Cath Procedures Each Year • 4,000 Babies Delivered Each Year • 78,000 Treated In Our Emergency Department Each Year • 3,200 People Employed by the District • 400,000 People In Our Regional Population Palliative Care Services A service dedicated to patients and families facing a serious or life-threatening illness The Palliative Care Services program at Kaweah Delta Health Care District is a team of professionals that provides care and support to patients and families facing a serious or life-threatening illness. Palliative care services offers assistance of a palliative medicine physician, nurse, social worker and chaplain. Palliative care services are available to both inpatients and patient as home or in a nursing home. What is palliative care? Palliative care provides expertise in treating the pain and other symptoms of serious and life-threatening illnesses and in supporting the patient and family in considering treatment options and goals of care. Palliative care helps to assure comfort and help the patient remain as active as possible. What services are available? Services vary depending on individual patient and family preferences: Treatment to relieve pain and other symptoms Individual and family counseling Emotional and spiritual support Help in planning for care after the hospital Assistance with treatment choices and decisions Bereavement support and referral Who can receive services? Our program welcomes patients and family members who are facing serious or life-threatening illness, regardless of diagnosis or ability to pay. Services are provided to inpatients and outpatients. How can patients receive services? Consider requesting palliative care if you or a loved one have a life-threatening illness and pain that is difficult to manage, other symptoms, or if you would like assistance with advance directives or supportive counseling. Will the patient’s physicians continue to be involved? Yes. The team provides consultation to the patient’s regular physician who wil continue to direct the patient’s care. How does palliative care differ from hospice care? Palliative care is different from hospice in that palliative care is often appropriate early in the course of an illness, at the same time as curative therapy. Hospice is appropriate after curative therapy is no longer an option. End of life care When an illness as progressed to an advanced stage, treatment to relieve pain and other symptoms continues. The palliative care team will assist with this transition and remain closely involved. Many patients choose hospice care at this time. The goal is to help the patient live life to the fullest with quality and dignity. For more information or to access services: Kaweah Delta Palliative Care Services PO Box 6726 Visalia, CA 93290 Phone: (559) 302-8108 Fax: (559) 733-0658 Home | About KD | Services | Maps & Directions | Pay Your Bill | Employment | Parking Tickets | Physician Information Copyright © 2010 Kaweah Delta Health Care District. All Rights Reserved.                              Phone: 559.624.2000 Developed By Cribbsproject