Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT

Services and Resources for Patients and Families

The Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center suggests the following additional related resources and information for families.

Cincinnati Children's Services

• StarShine Hospice
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/s/hospice/default.htm
• Family Resource Center
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/f/family-resource/default.htm
• Pastoral Care
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/p/pastoral/default.htm
• Interpreter Services
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/visit/travel/interpreter.htm
• Patient Advisory Council
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/fcc/patient/default.htm
• Family Advisory Council
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/fcc/family/default.htm

Information Related to Palliative Care and Comfort

• CarePages
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/visit/carepages/default.htm
• Support Groups
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/visit/support/groups/default.htm
• How to Cope With Your Child's Illness -- Coping with Chronic Illness: Tips from Parents and Families
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/patient/coping/default.htm
• Holistic Health Tips to Reduce Stress
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/h/holistic/stress-tips.htm
• Información Para Pacientes y Familias Hispanas -- Información General en Español
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/visit/spanish/default.htm
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Special Needs Resource Directory
  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/c/special-needs/resources/default.htm
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Special Needs Resource Directory – "Hospice / Palliative Care"  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/c/special-needs/resources/hospice.htm

Other Palliative Care Resources

• Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care / IPPC
  http://www.ippcweb.org/
• The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  http://www.nhpco.org
• Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
  http://www.ohpco.org/

Contact the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT

For more information, please contact the Pediatric Palliative and Palliative Comfort Care Team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Patient referrals to the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team can be made by health care professionals and parents. We will contact you on the day the referral is made.

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