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Hospice of Pamlico County is a community-based non-profit agency. The business office is located at 11146 NC Hwy. 55E, Grantsboro, NC, between Tideland EMC and Cahoon’s Hardware. Hospice of Pamlico provides care for the terminally ill residents of Pamlico County. Hospice offers palliative comfort care and emotional and spiritual support to make it possible for the patient to remain at home with family and loved ones in the last days. Referrals: Can be made by patient, family members, friends or health care providers. They work directly with the patient’s attending physician, who directs hospice care. Cost: Is covered by billing Medicare and sometimes other insurances. Hospice of Pamlico County does not bill patients or families, regardless of the presence or absence of insurance coverage. Services: Provided in accordance with the attending physician’s orders and an individualized plan of care. The hospice interdisciplinary treatment team includes physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, nutritionist, therapists and volunteers. Bereavement care is available to the family for a year or more after the patient has passed away. Additional information about the hospice program, the hospice Medicare benefit, bereavement services, or making advance directives for health care can be obtained by contacting the office staff Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at (252) 745-5171 5/2009 |
