The decision to pursue hospice care is a personal choice. Any life-limiting illness or condition can qualify a person for hospice care if their physician certifies that the individual’s prognosis is expected to be six months or less. If you choose hospice, you or your physician can call us at 412-380-9500.

Our phone is answered 24 hours a day and patients will be visited within 24 hours – or on the same day if necessary and requested.

Medicare and Medicaid provide comprehensive hospice benefit packages that cover most costs related to the primary hospice diagnosis and most major insurances have coverage for hospice services. Cedars Community Hospice can work with insurers to determine hospice benefit coverage.

Hospice Information & Resources

Hospice does not hasten or prolong death; instead, it allows death to occur naturally, pain-free and with dignity.  Acceptance and utilization of hospice care is on the rise in the United States.  Listed below are links to resources with additional information about hospice to help guide your decision regarding end-of-life care.

WQED Episode:  End of Life Care Decisions

How & When Does Hospice Start?

Choosing a Hospice:  Questions to Ask 

Paying for Hospice

Hospice Foundation of America

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization