First practice for Palliativmedizin of the country in Bochum - improvement of the ambulatory medical support of dying

Palliativnetz (openPR) - those country-wide first practice for Palliativmedizin was opened now in Bochum. Palliativmedizin is the treatment life expectancy, limited progressed far, by patients with and a progressive illness with, for which the principal purpose of the company is the improvement of the quality of life. Practice understands itself as a part Palliativnetz Bochum. Tasks lie in the pain therapy and symptom control, of consultation to the nutrition and liquid therapy, switching with cases of problem of the Wundbehandlung, the palliativmedizinischen consultation and support with the clearing-up. It stands also for the consultation of other physicians for order. „Our goal is a common patient support with the family doctor “, explains Dr. Matthias Thöns, the director/conductor of practice. In special cases the support can be transferred also completely.

In Bochum suffer each day about 500 humans under strong tumor pain. One estimates the need at professional palliativmedizinischer supply at approximately 640 citizens per year. About are accommodated 90 per cent of the dying at their end of life in hospitals or nursing facilities. „However 80 per cent of all humans to spend the last life phase at home “, explain Palliativmediziner Thöns wish themselves. „This fails so far because of insufficient ambulatory supplying structures. “

Already in the last year for the improvement of this situation the Palliativnetz Bochum was created, a group from specialized hospital service, three ambulatory Hospizdienste, the Palliativstation at the miner welfare, the alpha pharmacy and the Hospiz pc. Hildegard. Numerous house and specialists followed. Now the gap of the specialized ambulatory palliativärztlichen supply is closed. A 24-Stunden-Bereitschaftsdienst is occupied by the integration of eight palliativmedizinisch experienced colleagues from Bochum at short notice.

Further information to the Palliativnetz under www.palliativweb.de.
Practice in the Unterfeldstr. 9 (Stiepel) can be attained under the telephone number 0234/9735923.

Dr. med. Matthias Thöns and colleague
Practice for Palliativmedizin
Unterfeldstr.9
44797 Bochum
Tel. 0234-9735923

Palliativnetz Bochum is a group from specialized hospital service, three ambulatory Hospizdienste, the Palliativstation at the miner welfare, the alpha pharmacy and the Hospiz pc. Hildegard. Numerous house and specialists followed.

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