Hill Country Memorial Hospice Services offer end-of-life care

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Hospice services

Hospice patients receive special end-of-life care in the comfort of familiar surroundings, at home or in their nursing home.

Subjects covered below:
	What is hospice?
	Who qualifies for hospice?
	Contact information
	Support hospice
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What is hospice?

When patients and families choose hospice, they receive care unlike any other. Hospice goes to the patient, treats pain and symptoms with aggressive medical care and eases emotional and spiritual suffering.

Hospice care emphasizes living as fully as possible, sharing special family experiences and returning control to the patient.

An interdisciplinary hospice team provides care that includes coordination among the primary physician, the hospice medical director, nurses, social workers, chaplains, home health aides, counselors and volunteers.

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Who qualifies for hospice?

Inquiries and referrals may be made by anyone.
Admission criteria include:

>	Life-limiting diagnosis with a prognosis measured in months if it follows its expected course
>	Consent of the primary care physician
>	A caregiver willing to provide patient care
>	Residency in the hospice service area

Hospice services are available to all persons, regardless of financial status. Services are based on need rather than ability to pay. Hospice care may be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance.

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Contact information

To call Hill Country Memorial Hospice, call 830-997-1335.

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Support hospice

Financial gifts from the community, income from the Fredericksburg and Mason Hospice Thrift Shops, and volunteer workers are all what make Hospice possible.
To learn more about how you can support Hospice, visit the links below:
	Make a Donation
	Hospice Volunteers
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Hill Country Memorial Hospital (830) 997-4353
1020 South State Highway 16, P O Box 835

Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
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