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Who is Eligible?
Hospice of Natchitoches provides quality,
compassionate, and personalized care to patients with a diagnosis
of limited life expectancy.
Hospice has three key eligibility criteria:
- The patient’s
doctor and the hospice medical director use their best clinical
judgment to certify that the patient is terminally ill with
a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease
runs its normal course;
- The patient chooses
to receive hospice care rather than curative treatments
for his or her illness; and
- The patient enrolls in a Medicare-approved
hospice program.
Patients must reside within a 50 mile radius
of Natchitoches.
Admission is based upon physician's referral.
Patient and family must agree upon a palliative course of
treatment.
No person shall be denied patient care services
or employment / volunteer opportunities based on race, disease,
age, handicap, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
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