St. Joseph Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC

824 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite 155
New Orleans, LA 70123

Phone: (504) 734-0140

Fax: (504) 734-0320

Toll Free: (866) 734-0140

Hospice Care with St. Joseph Hospice and Palliative Care:

St. Joseph Hospice specializes in helping people to live their life to the fullest while giving aggressive comfort care during the end of life journey.  

Usually, a family member serves as the primary caregiver and, when appropriate, helps make decisions for the terminally ill individual.  Members of the St. Joseph Hospice staff make regular visits to assess the patient and provide additional care or other services.  St. Joseph Hospice staff is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  The Hospice team develops a care plan that meets each patient's individual needs for pain management and symptom control. 

The plan outlines the medical and support services required such as nursing care, personal care (dressing, bathing, etc.), social services, physician visits, counseling, and homemaker services.  It also identifies the medical equipment, tests, procedures, medication and treatments necessary to provide high-quality comfort care.

The St. Joseph Hospice team consists of:

The patient; patient's family, caregivers and physician; the St. Joseph Hospice Medical Director who is Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, registered and licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, mental health counselors, our Pastoral Care Coordinator and chaplains; care coordinators; social workers; hospice-trained volunteers and our Volunteer Coordinator; and therapists (speech, physical, and occupational), if needed.

Our administration and key staff remains "on-call" after the office has closed, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Why St. Joseph Hospice?

St. Joseph Hospice is a locally owned and operated hospice program, with the most experienced staff in the area (averaging 10-15 years hospice experience).

Nursing care is provided by experienced Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses.

Our Social Workers are Master's level trained.

Our Nursing Assistants are certified with many years' experience in the care of the terminally ill.

Our Pastoral Care Coordinator is the most experienced in the area serving terminally ill patients and their loved ones for over 14 years.

Our Bereavement Coordinator is Master's level trained with over 5 years of hospice experience.

Our Volunteer Coordinator has many years of hospice experience, and our volunteers assist our patients and their loved ones by providing companionship, running errands, and other services.

Our Medical Director is truly full-time, available to assist and visit patients at the bedside 24 hours a day.  He is certified by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and has over 14 years of full-time experience in hospice and palliative medicine.

St. Joseph Hospice has no "hard rules" governing admissions.  We diligently work with the patient and their caregivers to ease their transition to comfort care, without forcing difficult decisions before their time. We do not require our patients to opt for DNR status.

Our Name: The name, St. Joseph Hospice, was chosen by our team because St. Joseph, tradition holds, died in the arms of his son, Jesus, and has been named the patron saint of a peaceful death and of hospice care.

Who We Are

St. Joseph Hospice is a locally-owned hospice dedicated to providing the highest quality hospice care to patients and families at this most crucial time in their lives.  Our staff is comprised of compassionate, experienced, well-trained professionals, support staff, and volunteers under the direction of a board certified hospice physician, using a team-oriented approach to care.  St. Joseph Hospice and Palliative Care is licensed by the State, certified by Medicare and Medicaid, and accredited by The Joint Commission.