Mercy Clinic Palliative Care - Joplin

Palliative Care Services in Joplin

If you’re living with a serious illness, such as cancer, heart failure or Parkinson’s disease, palliative care can help you live more comfortably. At Mercy Clinic Palliative Care, our caregivers are specially trained to ease your symptoms and stress, so you can enjoy the best possible quality of life. We also help coordinate your care, making sure it reflects your goals. As the only palliative care clinic in the Four-State Area, we bring compassionate, holistic care closer to home.

Care That Improves Your Quality of Life

Mercy Clinic Palliative Care works with your established doctors to plan your care at any stage of illness. Our services include:

Talk with your Mercy doctor to find out if palliative care is right for you. 

How Is Palliative Care Different From Hospice?

Palliative care and hospice both focus on improving quality of life for people with serious illnesses. However, hospice is only an option when a doctor estimates a person is in their last six months of life. Palliative care can start as soon as you’re diagnosed with a serious illness or as you’re managing your condition. With palliative care, your treatments can continue. In hospice, attempts to cure illnesses are stopped.

Whatever your age or stage of illness, palliative care offers extra support and resources to help you manage your condition.