Barbara Ziegler Palliative Care
Welcome to the Barbara Ziegler Palliative Care Program
Located at Broward Health Medical Center, Broward Health North, Broward Health Imperial Point, and Broward Health Coral Springs.
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative Care alleviates pain and symptoms and provides emotional and spiritual support in any severe illness to patients and families regardless of their age or ability to pay.
How does Palliative Care help you?
- It is available from the time of diagnosis for any serious illness.
- Provides support for patients of any age with any serious illness.
- It works as an adjunct to your medical team to bring optimal symptom relief and emotional and spiritual support.
- Assists in making treatment decisions and adjustments to the changes in you and your families' lives.
- Encourages you to live your life as actively and fully as possible.
Who is the Palliative Care Team?
A group of physicians, nurses, counselors and volunteers who provide additional support and expertise to patients of all ages and/or families facing the challenge of any serious illness. Dr. Pamela Sutton, MD, is the Medical Director.
A group of physicians, nurses, counselors and volunteers who provide additional support and expertise to patients of all ages and/or families facing the challenge of any serious illness. , is the Medical Director.
Providing Palliative Care Service
- All that is needed is a written palliative care order from your primary physician.
- You do not give up any treatment you are currently receiving or your primary care physician.
Where Care is Provided
The program includes inpatient, outpatient and home care alternatives. Inpatient services are available at all Broward Health acute care facilities. Outpatient care is provided at Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health North and home care is available through Gold Coast Palliative Care and Home Health Team.
Pediatric Palliative Care
Available to any youngster with any serious illness. Palliative care for children and adolescents is a personal experience for the family. The goal is to achieve the best quality of life and relief from suffering - physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual.
Our approach is family centered and focuses on the management of pain and symptoms as well as restoration of the body's functions while remaining sensitive to personal, family, cultural, and religious beliefs, values and practices. Learn more
Gold Coast Palliative & Home Health Care
Provides continuity of palliative care services in the comfort of the patient's home. Learn more
Funding
The inpatient/outpatient services are made possible by a generous gift from the Barbara Ziegler Estate and are free to patients. Donations and bequests to enhance the program are always appreciated and checks may be sent to:
Broward Health Barbara Ziegler Fund
c/o The Comprehensive Cancer Center
1600 South Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
For further information about the Barbara Ziegler Palliative Care Program please call 954-355-5423.
For a free physician referral, call the Broward Health Line at 954-759-7400.
