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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 06/02/2011 08:11 AM Updated by: John_Hamilton on 06/02/2011 08:12 AM
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Mark Twain St. Joseph's Opens "Comfort Care" Room

Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital announced this week the opening of its “comfort care” room, focusing on the relief of pain and discomfort in the patient experiencing a major illness or end of life. “Patients have special needs when they have a serious chronic or life-threatening illness” said hospital president Feliciano Jiron. “Anxiety, dignity, spiritual needs, and future health issues are all valid concerns for patients and their families. Patients approaching the end of life with distressing symptoms, patients with serious chronic or life-threatening illness, and patients and families facing difficult decisions about complex medical issues can all benefit from this new service.”



The comfort care room, also called palliative care, is designed to accommodate families and friends in a home-like, supportive setting. The oversize patient room has adequate seating and sleeping arrangements to support loved ones and friends who want to stay at the bedside. The hospital’s comfort care team treats the whole patient by using a interdisciplinary approach that also involves the family.
“This project was funded by the Hospital Auxiliary, who has supported the hospital since 1951 with tens of thousands of hours of volunteer support and thousands of dollars to help fund medical equipment and other capital projects” said volunteer coordinator Nicki Stevens. “With their help, this comfort care project came to life for our community”. The hospital’s medical staff also helped through a contribution to support the ongoing expenses of the room.


Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital is a not-for-profit, 25-bed Critical Access Hospital serving all the foothill communities. Established in 1951 as Mark Twain District Hospital and centrally located in San Andreas, the hospital is partnered with Catholic Healthcare West to further strengthen this rural hospital to meet future community needs. The hospital is supported by 36 active physicians practicing in 24 specialties.



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