COLUMBIA — Patients who receive hospice service are mostly terminally ill and have less than six months to live. When a patient is put on hospice service, aggressive treatment is no longer attempted. The purpose of hospice service is to keep patients comfortable.
Hospice care focuses on keeping patients comfortable
Saturday, June 26, 2010 | 2:52 p.m. CDT
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