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Palliative Care Clinic
1010 S. Polk St., Ste 1, Covington, LA 70433 985-871-5975
Monday through Friday | 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Fax: 985-871-5970 Our palliative care program is devoted to the improvement of quality of life for people living with a chronic serious illness by addressing the many stressors that can accompany such illness, including symptom management, difficulty coping and documentation of healthcare wishes.
Palliative Care
This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of such an illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and their family.
Palliative care can be provided during all stages of serious illness and often serves as an extra layer of support along with curative treatment. Palliative medicine is based on your needs, not on your prognosis.
Our team has specialized doctors, advance practice professionals, nurses, social workers and chaplains all working together to provide support for you and those you love.
A point-by-point guide for patients
An extra layer of support and relief for those will serious illness.
Comfort-focused treatment at the end of life.
Palliative care is for people at any stage in their illness. The illness does not have to be life- limiting. Palliative Medicine specialists address your physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs.
Hospice is for people with a life-limiting illness and life expectancy of six months or less.
Palliative care patients can seek treatment to cure their illness or prolong their life while getting medical help to manage their pain and other symptoms.
People with a hospice plan of care are not seeking a cure for their illness. The goal is managing pain and other symptoms to improve quality of life with the time they have remaining.
Patients are commonly seeking relief from pain, fatigue, nausea, side effects from medical treatment, or the stress that comes with a serious illness.
Hospice is a plan of care for people with a life-limiting disease who choose to stop painful or difficult treatment or for whom treatments are no longer working. The hospice team brings care to the patient and family.
There are two types of palliative care, one for inpatients and one for outpatients. If you are in the hospital and feel a consultation with palliative care would be of benefit, ask your doctor for a consult. If you are not in the hospital but would qualify, discuss it with your treating doctor, who can refer you.
A referral may be ordered to:
Dr. Farah Ali, the medical director of Palliative Care Services at St. Tammany Health System explains how Advance Care Planning can provide peace of mind to you and your family.
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With advance care planning, you can make your wishes known and give your family peace of mind all at once.
That’s where St. Tammany Health System’s Palliative Care program comes in, to help local residents learn about the types of decisions that might need to be made to ensure they get the medical care they would want if they are rendered unable to speak for themselves.
That includes providing guidance for preparing a living will, which puts in writing your healthcare wishes, and other services including the hosting of family conferences to make sure you and your loved ones are all on the same page.
These services can even be provided to homebound patients in their homes, with most insurances covering the cost.
The key is to do it now, while you still can. Learn more by calling the STHS Palliative Care office at (985) 871-5975.
Whether you’ve got a question to ask or an appointment to keep, getting in touch with us is a cinch. Here’s everything you need to know:
1010 South Polk St., Suite 1 Covington, LA 70433
Ph: (985) 871-5975 Fax: (985) 871-5970
Farah Ali, MD
Specialty: Hospital and Palliative Medicine
Kathy Ann Howard, APRN
Palliative Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Jeanne Kavanaugh, APRN
Lisa Magliolo, APRN
Allison O'Quin, APRN
Sasha Reicke, APRN
