Walter A. Craig Center for Palliative Care

Since its opening, the Walter A. Craig Center for Palliative Care has made extraordinary strides, offering advance levels of palliative care.

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Since opening in 2021, the Walter A. Craig Center for Palliative Care has made extraordinary strides, in offering advanced levels of palliative care.

The growth of the program, made possible by the estate of Walter A. Craig, offers specialized palliative care services to patients. With an expanded team of six full-time caregivers and two physicians, palliative care now has a presence throughout the hospital, providing education and training to multiple units.

$4M Raised

Advancing clinical excellence

At Providence Mission Hospital, investing within our caregivers is essential in providing high quality patient care. We provide continuing education support for the palliative care team in partnership with national organizations, such as the Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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A multidisciplinary team

Palliative care clinicians play a crucial role in our hospital’s efforts to optimally care for patients with major illnesses. While many medical centers limit their palliative care services to oncology departments, Providence Mission Hospital proudly fields referrals and sends its palliative care specialists to all departments of our nationally recognized hospital.

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Specialized care tailored to each patient

Beyond standard treatment, the palliative care team offers specialized care items to ease the way for patients, such as aromatherapy products or cookbooks for specific end-stage illnesses. During COVID when visitation was restricted, patients were able to utilize newly purchased iPads to connect with loved ones.

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A multidisciplinary team

Palliative care clinicians play a crucial role in our hospital’s efforts to optimally care for patients in the throes of major illnesses. While many medical centers limit their palliative care services to oncology departments, Providence Mission Hospital proudly fields referrals and sends its palliative care specialists to all departments of our nationally recognized hospital.

Advancing clinical excellence

Specialized care tailored to each patient

Affirming the dignity of life

The family of Walter A. Craig wanted to recognize and advance the exceptional care and compassion that Reza Dehkordi, MD, had shown Craig and his family. They chose to make a landmark gift to establish the Walter A. Craig Center for Palliative Care.

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$4M Gift to Establish Center for Palliative Care

The new center’s comprehensive range of services will provide patient and family counseling, planning assistance and navigation through the treatment processes.

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Now, more than ever, our community needs Providence Mission Hospital and compassionate neighbors like you.

"At Providence Mission Hospital I am privileged to work with extraordinary physicians and caregivers to provide our south Orange County communities with the advanced caliber of care ordinarily found in academic health centers. Our community helps make this excellence possible through their choice of Mission as their provider of care, the service of hundreds of volunteers, and the philanthropic donations of those who are able to support us."

— Seth R. Teigen, Chief Executive

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"At Mission Hospital I am privileged to work with extraordinary physicians and caregivers to provide our south Orange County communities with the advanced caliber of care ordinarily found in academic health centers. Our community helps make this excellence possible through their choice of Mission as their provider of care, the service of hundreds of volunteers, and the philanthropic donations of those who are able to support us."

— Seth R. TeigenChief Executive