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for illnesses and injuries that once were considered fatal, which sometimes prolongs the process of dying. This trend has given rise to the creation of hospice and palliative care services at medical facilities across the country. Summa Health System is no exception. In July, Summa opened a wing on 3 East at Akron City Hospital to accommodate Acute Palliative Care services. The 12-bed unit provides the equipment, space and atmosphere needed to provide care for seriously ill patients who were spread out across the hospital. “By mid-century, the number of people over the age of 85 will increase by 500 percent, and those with advanced chronic illness will increase proportionately,” said Medical Director of Summa’s Palliative Care and Hospice Services Skip Radwany, M.D. “Offering an acute palliative care unit gives patients an alternative.

“By mid-century, the number of people over the age of 85 will increase by 500 percent, and those with advanced chronic illness will increase proportionately” said Medical Director of Summa’s Palliative Care and Hospice Services Skip Radwany, M.D. “Offering an acute palliative care unit gives patients an alternative. They can choose to focus on function and comfort rather than intensive care.” While Hospice of Summa has provided inpatient and outpatient services since 1999, Summa’s Palliative Care Consult Service, a multidisciplinary team, had moved around the hospital since 2003, working at each patient’s bedside, providing medical and comfort-care services. More than 1,100 seriously ill patients have received care since the consult service was created, with about 60 patients currently treated each month. The fundamental difference between the two services is that hospice provides services for terminally ill patients and their families, while palliative care serves patients and their families by helping to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life at any time during the course of an illness.

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