Pediatric Palliative Care

Patient and Family Resources

National Resources

• Caring Connections
• Children’s Hospice International
• Center to Advance Palliative Care
• Hospice Foundation of America

State and Local Resources

• Make-a-Wish Foundation
• Ohio Home Care Program
• Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

Family-centered Care for Children with Complex, Life-Threatening or Chronic Conditions

The Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center offers comprehensive, family-centered care for children with complex, life-threatening or chronic conditions. The PACT is comprised of physicians, social workers and a nurse practitioner.

The Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team is an interdisciplinary team that can:

• Help coordinate your child’s medical care, along with your child’s present medical care team
• Assist in making complex medical decisions
• Provide expert pain and symptom management
• Recommend / make referrals for supportive therapies such as holistic health, spiritual care, child life, music therapy, home care and hospice