{"id":235024,"date":"2020-03-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235024\/hospice-east-rand-cares-for-ill-patients-and-their-families\/"},"modified":"2020-03-06T09:08:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T07:08:42","slug":"hospice-east-rand-cares-for-ill-patients-and-their-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/06\/hospice-east-rand-cares-for-ill-patients-and-their-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospice East Rand cares for ill patients and their families"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hospice East Rand is reminding families and patients with life-limiting illnesses that they are not alone in this journey, by offering palliative care to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cPalliative care is the active, total care of patients whose disease is no longer responsive to curative treatment,\u201d said Jonquil Siepman, marketing and media liaison for Hospice East Rand.<\/p>

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South African hospice programmes provide palliative care for patients with advanced, progressive diseases, such as cancer and HIV\/Aids.<\/p>\n

Control of pain and other symptoms, psychological, social and spiritual concerns are paramount.<\/p>

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The goal of palliative care is the achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families.<\/p>\n

Hospice East Rand provides their services in Ekurhuleni which includes Germiston, Bedfordview, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Daveyton, Edenvale, Heidelberg, Kempton Park, Nigel, Springs and Vosloorus.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus is on home-based care which extends into the bereavement period.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a patient is diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and is aware of the diagnosis and both the patient and their family are seeking help, they can contact Hospice East Rand,\u201d Siepman said.<\/p>\n

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Hospice East Rand\u2019s intake officer, Sr Lethiwe Mgudlwa, will provide you with a medical report form to be filled in by the referring doctor.<\/p>\n

This medical report form can also be downloaded on the Hospice East Rand website at www.hospiceeastrand.co.za.<\/p>\n

This form is a legal document providing details of the diagnosis, any treatment given to date, as well as the current health status of the patient.<\/p>\n

Once completed, the medical report form must either be emailed to intake@hospiceeastrand.co.za or dropped off at Hospice East Rand reception located at 218 Kemston Ave, Benoni.<\/p>\n

When Hospice East Rand has received the completed form it will be evaluated to ensure the patient fits the criteria and then the registration process will begin.<\/p>\n

Mgudlwa will make contact with you for any outstanding information, as well as to assign a palliative care nursing sister to do a home-based assessment.<\/p>\n

For more information contact Hospice East Rand on 011 422 1531.<\/p>\n

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