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Palliative Care

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Palliative care is specialized medical care, helping manage symptoms and improve you and your family’s quality of life. Think of it as a bridge connecting you and your family with your health care team — an extra layer strengthening your support circle.

Palliative care is available for outpatients at the MercyOne Dubuque Cancer Center. Our team includes a specially trained nurse practitioner and nurse who collaborate with your doctors and other specialists to provide support.

What Do We Do?

We are here to advocate, listen, support and educate you and your family in an effort to empower you to make informed decisions. We will ensure that your wishes, goals and choices are identified, respected and honored at any stage of your illness.

 We will:

  • Help you and your family understand your illness and treatment options
  • Reduce symptoms with or without medication, such as pain, shortness of breath or emotional distress
  • Improve quality of life for you and your family
  • Increase your comfort, independence and activity
  • Work with you, your family and your doctors to create a plan of care and support system that meets your needs through all steps of your medical condition
  • Work with you, your family to write a health care advance directive 
  • Provide continual education about your disease or illness and what you can expect

Who Is on the Palliative Care Team?

MercyOne's palliative care team includes a specially trained nurse practitioner, nurse, social worker and spiritual care who work with your doctors, nurses and other specialists to provide support.

What Medical Conditions May Be Appropriate for Palliative Care?

Serious illness and ongoing medical conditions that are appropriate for palliative care services may include, but are not limited to:

  • Advanced heart disease, such as heart failure, etc.
  • Lung disease
  • Cancer
  • Kidney failure
  • Neurological disease, such as Parkinson's disease, etc.
  • Stroke with serious impairment

 We invite you to watch the following video to learn more about palliative care.


Request Palliative Care

MercyOne Dubuque offers inpatient and outpatient palliative care services. If you or a loved one is interested in receiving palliative care, please talk with your doctor, nurse or any member of your care team.

For more information about palliative care at MercyOne, contact our team at DQpalliativecare@mercyhealth.com or 563-589-8052.

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