Palliative care

The Claraspital has its own specialised palliative care ward for patients in complex or unstable palliative illness situations.

Palliative care encompasses the care and treatment of people with incurable, life-threatening and/or chronically progressive illnesses. Its focus is on the time when it is no longer considered possible to cure the illness and is no longer a primary goal.

In complex or unstable illness situations, in-depth expertise is required. This treatment is referred to as "specialised palliative care" and can also be provided on an outpatient or inpatient basis.

The palliative care ward at the Claraspital is an independent department for "Specialised Palliative Care".
It has a total of 8 beds in single and double rooms as well as a cosily furnished multifunctional room.
Relatives have the option of eating on the ward and staying overnight in the patient's room.
Visiting times depend on the needs of the patient.

The term "palliative care" is made up of two words of different origins: the Latin "pallium" ("cloak" or "wide cloak") and "palliare" ("to alleviate"), and the English "care", which means "treatment", "care", "nurturing", "care" or "attentiveness".