Palliative Care

KOON Palliative Care Specialised Hospital provides specialized palliative care for patients with advanced, serious, or incurable illnesses. The service is designed to improve the quality of life of both patients and their families by focusing on comfort, dignity, symptom relief, emotional support, and meaningful living throughout the course of illness.

Palliative care at KOON is not limited to end-of-life care. It can be provided alongside ongoing medical treatments from the early stages of diagnosis, especially when the illness significantly affects the patient’s daily life, physical comfort, emotional well-being, or family relationships.

The care approach is holistic, covering the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of each patient’s life. A multidisciplinary team of specialized doctors, nurses, patient advocates, occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychotherapists, and other healthcare professionals works together to assess each patient’s condition, concerns, values, and goals of care.

This service is suitable for patients with serious illnesses such as advanced cancer, certain heart diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end-stage renal disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, end-stage liver cirrhosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other complex conditions that reduce quality of life.

The goal of palliative care at KOON is to help manage discomforts such as pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, anxiety, loss of appetite, sleep problems, and emotional distress. By reducing suffering and improving comfort, KOON helps patients spend meaningful time with their loved ones in a supportive and compassionate environment.