Cedars Community Hospice - Hospice Services

When curing the illness is no longer possible, hospice offers care that promotes patients’ quality of life as they prepare for end-of-life. Our holistic approach focuses on relieving physical pain, while providing care and services that fulfill the psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones.

Cedars Community Hospice provides a wide-range of care services focused on promoting patients' quality of life, which can be delivered to them at home or at the inpatient Cedars Hospice Center in Monroeville. Since 2005, Cedars Community Hospice has reached over 300 individuals and their families.

"People fear hospice because they think of it as the end. But, it really means to make the most of what we have while living."

Sandy Newsom
Daughter of former Cedars hospice patient

Our services span the four levels of hospice care:



	Routine Care

	Delivered in the home to patients with manageable symptoms.



	Continuous Care

	Delivered on short-term basis to bring unmanageable symptoms under control.



	Respite Care

	Round-the-clock care to provide primary caregiver an interim period of rest.



	Inpatient Care

	Symptom and pain management delivered in our hospice center.

Our experienced team of care providers is led by our medical director, who is Board Certified by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and is comprised of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, nurses’ aides, social workers, spiritual and bereavement counselors, and volunteers. We develop an interdisciplinary plan of care for each hospice patient and regularly review it to ensure that we continue to provide the best care possible as a patient’s condition changes.

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

Our Message to Patients & Families