The collaboration is just one example of how the “robust” 25-member hospitalist program “covers virtually everything that hospitalists do,” Dr. Merrens says. “Palliative care is a big part of how we envision the right care for these patients. There are no miracles about what palliative care does, but [caretakers] take the time to sit down and have these conversations. As we continue to take care of sicker, older patients, palliative care will play an ever-larger role.”
Larry Beresford is a freelance writer in Oakland, Calif.