How Can Integrative and Palliative Medicine Help People with Serious Illness?
Each day, the physicians and nurse practitioners on our Integrative and Palliative Medicine team live and breathe Gilchrist’s philosophy of supporting patients and families through...
What Hospice Care Means to Patients and Their Families
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month — a time to celebrate the care that helps patients and family caregivers find comfort, respect and...
Palliative Care Myths and Facts
The term “palliative care” is often misunderstood. Unfortunately, these misconceptions can keep people from realizing all the benefits it can offer. People may assume it...
Choosing How You Want to Live…And Die
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and we at Gilchrist—along with hospice and palliative care programs across the country—want to help people understand...
Is Palliative Care Right for You?
Is Palliative Care right for you? What are your goals and priorities? Do you have fears or worries for the future? What is your understanding...
Does Comfort Mean Giving Up Treatment?
You may have read in the news that former First Lady Barbara Bush decided to forego medical treatment in favor of comfort care. But some...
Gilchrist Medical Director Named Top Doc
Congratulations to Dr. Carrie Hempel, Medical Director of Gilchrist Center Towson, who was named a 2017 Top Doctor in Baltimore magazine in the Hospice & Palliative Medicine category. The...