Palliative Medicine

Palliative medicine is interdisciplinary care that is focused on relieving physical, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual suffering. It focuses on pain and symptom management for patients with advanced diseases. Help with preparation for end of life is addressed by planning and educating the patient and family. Addressing the current symptoms, deciding on life-extending measures, their benefits and burdens, coordinating care following hospitalization as well as planning for the end of life are all components of palliative medicine. The palliative consult team is available in Albuquerque at the Presbyterian Hospital to assess the patient and initiate palliative medicine while the patient is hospitalized. Continuation of the care is provided by the Presbyterian Home Health Palliative Care team that follows patients in their homes.

In-patient consult team
Presbyterian Main Hospital
1100 Central Ave. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Pager: (505) 790-9489

Palliative Home Health
8100 Constitution Pl. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 559-1000

Providers

David Mayshak, MD
Lin Sorenson, CNS
Leslie Tuchmann, CNS