Hospice coordinator Sue Lohmann with volunteers

Hospice

Hospice is not a place, but a philosophy of care. The goal is to help people live out their last days with dignity and love. Hospice provides nurses, social workers and others who work as a team with a patient’s physician, pastor, and the patient and family to provide support, pain management and other quality of life components.

Hospice is not about how you die — it’s about how you live. It’s about living life to its fullest, up to the final moment. It’s about receiving comfort and care, when a cure is no longer possible. It’s about surrounding yourself and your loved ones with medical, emotional, and spiritual support. For additional information visit www.hospiceinfo.org.

For more information about Northfield Hospital's hospice care, call 507-646-1147.

Health Care Directive: A pdf version of a Health Care Directive form may be downloaded here.