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Guidelines for admitting palliative care patients

Palliative care is for people diagnosed with an advanced, progressive illness including, but no limited to:

  • Advanced cardiac disease, including refractory CHF
  • Advanced pulmonary disease, including COPD, fibrosis, recurring pneumonia
  • Oncologic disease both for patients choosing continued chemotherapy or radiation therapy as well as patients choosing to discontinue therapies.
Allina Palliative Care is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Consults are available in any setting. Insurance coverage includes UCare, the Allina Employee Medical Plans, and contracted home cares. To obtain more information about making a referral, care consults, information and resources including costs and insurance information please call 651-635-9173.


 

 

Allina Home & Community Services
1055 Westgate Drive, Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55114
651-635-9173
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