Zinn C
Kanawha Hospice Care, Inc., USA.
W V Med J. 1995 May-Jun;91(4):136-8.
Hospice care was created 20 years ago in the United States so terminally-ill patients would have an alternative to spending months in an institution or hospital before their death. When this grassroots movement began in West Virginia in 1980, most of the care was provided by volunteers. Today, with increased physician involvement, hospice has been accepted into mainstream medicine and now offers a comprehensive range of services for terminally ill patients and their families. Nationally, there are now over 2,000 hospice programs, and in West Virginia there are 23 hospices providing care in 48 counties. Ongoing physician involvement is essential to ensure that hospices provide a high quality of care and continue to operate effectively in West Virginia. This article is designed to increase understanding about hospice services, admission guidelines and the role of the attending physician in order to improve the understanding of what has become one of the best options for care for the terminally-ill patient.
临终关怀服务于20年前在美国创立，目的是为绝症患者提供一种选择，使其无需在临终前数月都待在机构或医院里。1980年，这项草根运动在西弗吉尼亚州兴起时，大部分护理工作是由志愿者提供的。如今，随着医生参与度的提高，临终关怀已被纳入主流医学，现在为绝症患者及其家人提供全面的服务。在全国范围内，目前有超过2000个临终关怀项目，在西弗吉尼亚州，有23家临终关怀机构在48个县提供护理服务。医生的持续参与对于确保临终关怀机构提供高质量护理并在西弗吉尼亚州继续有效运营至关重要。本文旨在增进对临终关怀服务、入院指南以及主治医生角色的了解，以便更好地理解这一已成为绝症患者最佳护理选择之一的服务。
