Hospice News June 21, 2024
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Mercy Medical Center is about to unveil a new dedicated palliative care unit.
Dubbed the Andy Yee Memorial Palliative Care Unit, it will serve approximately 300 patients annually. The final stage of renovating the space will include the remodeling of eight patient rooms. The unit’s name memorializes local restaurateur Andy Yee, who died of cancer at age 59.
In addition to patient beds, the 5,000-square-foot unit will include a family waiting room, a reflection space and a consultation area.
“The Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit is a special place here in the city of Springfield as we develop this, to create a state of the art facility to provide dignified and respectful care for people at the end...
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