Palliative Care
About Palliative Care at Bayview
We support people living with serious illness by caring for the whole person—mind, body, and spirit.
Our Mission
To deliver compassionate, personalized care that honors each person’s values, relieves suffering, and enhances everyday life.
Where We Provide Care
We offer palliative care in the hospital and clinic:
- Inpatient Palliative Care – For patients admitted to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Thoracic Oncology Clinic – Outpatient care for people with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and related illnesses
- The Center for ALS Specialty Care – Comprehensive support for individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Our Team
Palliative care works best through teamwork. Our interprofessional team includes:
- Board Certified Physicians – Experts in symptom relief and serious illness communication
- Pharmacy Specialist – Ensuring safe, effective symptom management
- Palliative Certified Chaplain – Providing spiritual care for all beliefs
- Program Specialist – Coordinating care and ensuring continuity
Our team is available to see consults in the hospital Monday-Friday from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
How Palliative Care Helps
- Relief from complex physical symptoms
- Guidance with medical decisions
- Emotional support
- Spiritual support
- Advance care planning
- Coordination between healthcare provider teams
Palliative care can be provided at any stage of a serious illness, alongside treatments aimed at cure.
Giving
Philanthropy plays a vital role in advancing the Palliative Care Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Your support allows us to invest in the people and programs that improve the quality of life for individuals with serious illness and their families.
Our vision is to ensure that every person facing serious illness has access to compassionate, comprehensive palliative care—whether in the hospital, clinic, nursing home, or at home. Our goal is to help patients live as well as possible, for as long as possible.
You can help make a difference.
Gifts to our program provide the resources to strengthen and expand our clinical services, advance education and training, and support research that transforms the future of palliative care.
There are many ways to support the Palliative Care Program as we work to ensure that high-quality palliative care becomes a routine part of health care. Contributions from community members like you are essential to achieving this mission.
If you feel inspired to give, you can support our program with an online gift.
If you would like to learn more about the program and how you can support our work, please contact Program Specialist, Christy Swain.