Email this pagePediatric Palliative Care
The pediatric palliative care team serves infants, children and adolescents who are treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Pediatric palliative care is provided alongside the active treatment of a patient’s underlying illness.
The Goals of Pediatric Consultations
- Help with physical pain and discomfort
- Relieve emotional, social, and spiritual pain
- Assist with difficult medical decisions
- Support patients, families and staff
The team includes pediatricians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and child-life specialists who work closely with other members of the URMC Palliative Care team.
The team also has developed the following programs:
- Prenatal and neonatal palliative care
- Pediatric palliative care elective rotation for trainees
- Close collaboration with Lifetime Care/CompassionNet
- Bereavement follow-up
