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About Our Palliative Care Programs Grand River Hospital provides comfort and support to all patients suffering from cancer and other terminal illnesses. Patients requiring pain and symptom management and palliative care are admitted to specialized units at either the Kitchener-Waterloo Health Centre or Freeport Health Centre. Whenever possible, patients are discharged back home with the assistance of caregivers from the Community Care Access Centre. Pain and Symptom Management The pain and symptom management department is a six-bed unit located at the Kitchener-Waterloo Health Centre. Patients with a diagnosis of cancer who require acute care interventions are admitted to this unit for investigation and symptom management. Palliative Care Unit The palliative care unit, located at Freeport Health Centre, provides comfort and symptom management to patients with cancer and other terminal illnesses. Patients are discharged home if possible, once their symptoms are controlled. ADMISSION FORMS Fax to: (519) 894-8324
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