World Palliative Care Day takes place on the second Saturday of October every year. PSG Hospitals along with Coimbatore Cancer Foundation celebrated this day at the hospital premises.
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients & their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illnesses. It addresses not only to the physical component but also to the psychosocial & spiritual components to prevent or relieve the suffering.
Palliative Care services is functioning at PSG Hospitals since May 2020 with a Team comprising of doctors, nursing staff ,Social workers, counsellors and headed by Dr.Harsha Singh (a consultant in Palliative Care associated with Coimbatore Cancer Foundation),in PSG Institute of Oncology.
The team has served patients from all sections of society & their families in need , ranging from paediatric age group to geriatric age group, afflicted by various illness like stroke, respiratory failure, cancers (bone, lung, breast, kidney, uterus, stomach, blood).
The Holistic care approach with integrated multidisciplinary team catering to medical, nursing, psychosocial, spiritual aspects of patient care has made a positive impact on patient experience.
Palliative care team at PSG hospitals is observing this day and in its effort to create awareness among public has organised to display posters with messages regarding Palliative care at the hospital premises.
Informative Pamphlets are to be distributed to visiting patients. A couple of office bearers of Lions club International would be briefed on the services provided for future collaboration in service activities.