Samaritan’s Palliative Medical Partners is a South Jersey medical-specialty practice employing physicians, advance practice nurses, social workers, and care coordinators to provide palliative services to patients and their families in collaboration with the patient’s other physicians.
As a top-rated South Jersey palliative medicine provider, and the preferred palliative partner of Virtua Health, Jefferson Heath – New Jersey, and Saint John of God Community Services, Samaritan’s palliative medical specialists provide an extra layer of support for patients living with serious illness at any stage – from the time of diagnosis through treatments, helping you live your best life every day.
Samaritan’s palliative medical specialists includes compassionate experts who help address the pain, symptoms, and stresses of serious illness.
The palliative team works with you to:
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Samaritan’s palliative medicine may be accessed in the hospital, at Samaritan Palliative Medical Partners’ offices in Moorestown and Voorhees, wherever you call home (ALF/LTC or own home if deemed medically homebound), and via telehealth.
Palliative specialty services are available in the following counties:
Our Samaritan team is guided by your goals and aligns your care and treatment plans to honor your values, wishes, and preferences — all in collaboration with your other physicians.
Samaritan’s palliative medical specialists help you recover from your illness by addressing symptoms—such as pain, anxiety, nausea, or loss of appetite—as you undergo sometimes difficult medical treatments or procedures such as surgery or chemotherapy. Samaritan social workers provide support, guidance, and help connect you with additional at-home programs, should you need support for other activities of daily living.
Our team works with your physician and other consulting providers on your treatment plan – we do not replace them. Board certified in palliative medicine, Samaritan’s providers provide expert care as a member of your team. They care for you even while other doctors work to treat your illness. In other words: we help manage your symptoms and discomforts while coordinating your care with your primary doctor.
Our compassionate South Jersey palliative care team will take the time to explain your illness and provide you with information and resources to help you manage your journey. We’ll answer your questions about the various treatment options available to you and how those treatments may affect your quality of life. Just as importantly, we’ll also listen to what matters most to you at each stage of illness, and work to match your care plan with the goals and desired outcomes you’ve shared.
In collaboration with other physicians on your healthcare team, our board-certified physicians and palliative-trained nurse practitioners provide consultations in senior living communities, assisted living facilities, outpatient offices, select hospitals, or via telehealth. A patient who is deemed medically homebound and cannot come to the office setting can be seen in their home.
As experts, we can also help in completing advance directives such as the Physician’s Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), a prescription for the care you would want or not want should you be unable to speak for yourself. It can be overwhelming for family members to make healthcare decisions when there is no verbal or written plan to follow. By completing the POLST form, you are offering a road map for family members to assist them in carrying out your wishes.
Palliative medicine offers support for navigating your healthcare options and medical decisions. Even when a family member has a POLST form or other advance directive, there may be situations not specifically addressed, or a family member may feel conflicted in making a decision. Samaritan is there to assist with such decisions.
Palliative medicine gives you quality of life, as you define it. We’ve been able to help serious illness patients in Cherry Hill and all throughout South Jersey. Here’s what some of our current and former patients have said about how Samaritan’s palliative medical specialists have helped them.
Ready to learn more about palliative medicine treatment options in southern New Jersey? Contact us today: (800) 229-8183.