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Expert Hospice Care and a Partner Who Makes Your Job Easier
An exceptional partner in care matters. For nearly 50 years, our healthcare community has trusted Northern Illinois Hospice to improve patient outcomes. The region’s most experienced provider, a local, community-based non-profit, Joint Commission accredited, known for its above and beyond – that’s Northern Illinois Hospice.
Northern Illinois Hospice is an extension of your team, bringing expert end-of-life expertise to bedside.
- Less demands on your staff – with fewer ER visits and hospital admissions and readmissions
- On-site clinical expertise for pain and symptom management
- Education on recognizing signs of decline and best practice for end-of-life care
- Support with difficult family conversations and care decisions
- Seamless coordination and communication as a resident’s condition changes
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Northern Illinois Hospice partners with your case managers, physicians, and discharge planners to transition patients to home — quickly and safely.
- Fewer readmissions and return ER visits
- Fast, seamless referrals and discharge coordination — a phone call away 24/7/365
- Warm handoffs with clear communication back to your team
- Expert guidance on hospice eligibility and timing
- Support with goals-of-care and difficult family conversations
- Short-term general inpatient (GIP) care under agreement for pain and symptom management
Northern Illinois Hospice works alongside you, extending your care.
- Be the attending physician, if that’s important to you.
- Referrals a phone call away 24/7/365
- Expert guidance on hospice eligibility and timing
- Expert pain and symptom management at home under the direction of our board-certified hospice medical director
- Fewer ER visits and hospitalizations for your patients
- Regular updates to keep you informed on your patient’s status
- Also available – a bridge before hospice – Northern Illinois Palliative Care
Partner With the Region’s Most Experienced Hospice Provider
Let’s talk about how Northern Illinois Hospice can support your team and the patients you serve. Call 815-398-0500.
Proudly serving Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, northern DeKalb, Ogle, and southwestern McHenry counties.