Palliative Care

Palliative care enhances the quality of life of people who have a life-limiting illness. It does this by preventing and relieving suffering. 

In addition to helping the patient, palliative care helps a family cope during their loved one’s illness and death, and during the grief process

Horizon provides comprehensive palliative care services throughout New Brunswick to enhance the quality of life for individuals with serious illness and to provide support for families. Palliative care services can begin at the time of diagnosis or in the final weeks or months of life.

Horizon’s interdisciplinary palliative care team offers:

  • Specialized medical care for pain and symptom management
  • Guidance for treatment decisions
  • Psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual support
  • Financial, legal and practical information
  • Family, caregiver and bereavement support

Palliative care is not necessarily provided by a team that only becomes involved at the end of your life. It is ideally provided by the people who know patients the most, working together with experts when they are needed.

The palliative care team may include a wide variety of health care professionals. The team can be as big as the needs of the person as they work collectively towards meeting personalized goals.

How do I access palliative care services?

Speak to your primary care provider about the benefits of pursuing a palliative approach to care.

Family physicians, nurse practitioners, as well as other frontline care providers (including care coordinators, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and spiritual care providers) all play a role in providing palliative care.

These providers can access support from a palliative care team, providers who specialize in complex care planning and symptom management. Their support can complement the care that patients receive from their primary care provider and other members of the care team but is not meant to replace it. 

Horizon Palliative Care Facilities, Contact Information, and Available Services

LocationContact informationServices available
The Moncton Hospital 506-857-5111Palliative Care Specialists
Inpatient Palliative Care Unit
Saint John Regional Hospital 506-648-6000Palliative Care Specialists
Inpatient Palliative Care Unit
Sussex Health Centre 506-432-3100Palliative Care Beds
Charlotte County Hospital (St. Stephen) 506-465-4444Palliative Care Beds
Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital 506-452-5400Palliative Care Specialists
Inpatient Palliative Care Unit
Oromocto Public Hospital 506-357-4700Palliative Care Beds
Upper River Valley Hospital (Waterville) 506-375-5900Palliative Care Beds
Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph (Perth-Andover)506-273-7100Palliative Care Beds
Miramichi Regional Hospital 506-623-3000Inpatient Palliative Care Unit

Partners in Care

Strong collaborative relationships with partners in the community help provide patients and families with a variety of resources that support care outside of the hospital.

Resources for Patients and Families

Palliative Care is best provided early and alongside other treatments for a serious illness. There are a number of resources that can help throughout the illness journey.

Palliative Care Patient Guide View PDF
Compassionate Care Benefit View PDF
Spiritual Care for hospitalized patients and their families
Advanced Care Planning Making your personal and medical wishes known
Understanding and Communicating your Decision for Resuscitation View PDF

Compassionate Care Benefit
Palliative Care Food and Fluids View PDF
Preparing for the Death of a Loved One View PDF

Preparing for the Death of a Loved One View PDF
Spiritual Care for hospitalized patients and their families
Child and Teen Grief View PDF
Difficult Grief and Multiple Losses View PDF
Grief: Special Days and Holidays View PDF
Grief: Coping with Challenges View PDF
Grief: Understanding your Emotions View PDF
Grief: A Personal Journey View PDF

Supporting grieving children can be challenging, particularly if you’re grieving your own life-limiting illness or the dying or death of someone close to you. Children’s grief isn’t always obvious since they grieve differently from adults. The list of books below can help you help the children in your lives understand and process their grief.

 

Title Author Link (if available)
When dinosaurs die: a guide to understanding death Laurie Kransny Brown & Marc Brown Find it on youtube
Mama’s right here​ ​Susan Kerner Find it on youtube
Nana upstairs and nana downstairs  ​ ​Tomie DePaola Find it on youtube
What happens when a loved one dies ​Dr. Jillian Roberts Find it on youtube
The fall of Freddie the leaf ​Dr. Leo Buscaglia Find it on youtube
​I miss you: a first look at death ​Pat Thomas and Lesley Harker Find it on youtube
When someone very special dies: children can learn to cope with grief Marge Heedaard Not available
The invisible string ​Patrice Karst Find it on youtube​
Water bugs and dragonflies: explaining death to young children ​Doris Stickney Find it on youtube​
Gentle willow: a story for children about dying ​Joyce C. Mills Find it on youtube​
The kissing hand ​Audrey Penn​ Find it on youtube​
The memory tree ​Britta Teckentru​​ Find it on youtube
​I wish you more ​Amy Krouse Rosenthal Find it on youtube​
Saying goodbye to Lulu ​Corinne Demas ​ Find it on youtube
Tear soup: a recipe for healing after loss ​Pat Schwiebert & Chuck Deklyen Find it on youtube​
L’amour pour toujours: demarche palliative ​Line St. Amour​​ ​​Not available
Luron apprivoise les forces de l’espoir ​Line St. Amour ​​Not available​
Une personne que j’aime a le cancer ​Melanie Bouffard ​​Not available
Le deuil: y’a pas de mal a être triste ​Michaelene Mundy ​​ ​​Not available
La mamie de Rosalie est partie Sylvie Poilleve
Zoe et les papillons du souvenir ​Danielle Bigras​ ​​Not available
Emilie a perdu sa mamie ​Claire Foch​​ ​​Not available
On va ou quand on est mort ? ​Martine Hennuy ​ ​​Not available

Horizon locations offering this service:

Facility Name Address Phone
Oromocto Public Hospital 103 Winnebago St., Oromocto, New Brunswick, E2V 1C6 506-357-4700
Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (Fredericton) 700 Priestman St. , PO Box 9000, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 3B7 506-452-5400
McAdam Health Centre 15 Saunders Rd., PO Box 311, McAdam, New Brunswick, E6J 1K9 506-784-6300
Harvey Health Centre 2019, Rte. 3, Harvey Station, New Brunswick, E6K 3E9 506-366-6400

Facility Name Address Phone
Miramichi Regional Hospital 500 Water St., Miramichi, New Brunswick, E1V 3G5 506-623-3000

Facility Name Address Phone
The Moncton Hospital 135 MacBeath Ave., Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 6Z8 506-857-5111

Facility Name Address Phone
St. Joseph's Hospital (Saint John) 130 Bayard Dr., Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 3L6 506-632-5555
Grand Manan Hospital 196 Route 776, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, E5G 1A3 506-662-4060
Saint John Regional Hospital 400 University Ave., Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2 506-648-6000
Charlotte County Hospital (St. Stephen) 4 Garden St., St. Stephen, New Brunswick, E3L 2L9 506-465-4444
Sussex Health Centre 75 Leonard Dr., Sussex, New Brunswick, E4E 2P7 506-432-3100
St. Joseph’s Community Health Centre 116 Coburg St., Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 3K1 506-632-5537
Medisante Saint Jean Samuel-de-Champlain Community School Center, 67 Ragged Point Rd., Saint John, New Brunswick, E2K 5C3 506-648-8020
Fundy Health Centre 34 Hospital St., PO Box 1298, Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick, E5H 1K2 506-456-4200
Deer Island Health Centre 999 Rte. 772, Fairhaven, New Brunswick, E5V 1P2 506-747-4150

Facility Name Address Phone
Hotel-Dieu of St. Joseph (Perth-Andover) 10 Woodland Hill, Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, E7H 5H5 506-273-7100
Upper River Valley Hospital (Waterville) 11300 Route 130, Waterville, New Brunswick, E7P 0A4 506-375-5900