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Term and Conditions

Term and Conditions:

Admission  Criteria:

  1. Right of admission and discharge is reserved by St. Mary’s palliative care centre
  2. A family member of the patient is required to stay with the patient during her/his stay at St. Mary’s Palliative care centre.
  3. Patient’s stay  cannot exceed two months.
  4. PALLIATIVE CARE INCLUDES…. Counseling, psychological issues, wound care, symptomatic treatment, vomiting, discharge, breathlessness, constipation,  Anxiety management.
  5. Oxygen support, IV Fluids and Ryle’s Tube at doctor’s discretion
  6. Allotment of beds is at the discretion of St. Mary’s Palliative care centre.
  7. The patient might be asked to change room/bed  and  his/her stay at St. mary’s  as and when a need arises.
  8. Patients above the age of 10 are admitted.
  9. Admission hours are between 8am to 6pm.Sunday no admissions.
  10. All the services extended to the patients are free of cost. food and stay at the discretion of the hospital.
  11. Visiting hours are between  8am -8pm
  12. Reports from even outstation patients are mandatory prior to admission.
  13. If the symptoms of the patient are under control the patient may be discharged.
  14. Patient is provided with palliative care to keep him/her comfortable and as pain free as possible.
  15. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation and other life saving procedure are not attempted at the centre.
  16. If diagnostics investigations are indicated the patient may be taken to a diagnostic centre for specific test s at patient’s expense. The patient’s family should make necessary arrangements.
  17. If indicated the blood and other samples may be taken to a diagnostic laboratory for specific investigations at patient’s expense.
  18. In some instances it may become necessary to obtain the opinion/advice/intervention of specialist doctors. In such a case required expenses will be paid by  patient attenders
  19. St. Mary’s palliative care is a charitable trust, and there is no need to pay for any of the medical or nursing services,  provided by the palliative care team.