Palliative Care: Compassionate Care for Every Stage of Serious Illness.
At WVU Medicine Camden Clark, our Palliative Care team focuses on improving quality of life for patients and families facing serious illness.
Through expert symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and collaborative care planning, we help ensure every patient’s values and wishes guide their care at every step of their journey.
What Is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is a specialized approach that relieves suffering and supports quality of life for patients with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses.
Our team provides early identification and treatment of pain, discomfort, and other symptoms along with emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual support for both patients and their families.
This service is available for inpatients only and requires a physician’s order. To request a consult, contact your primary care provider or call (304) 424-2728.
Reasons for a Palliative Care Consultation
- Shared decision-making between patients, families, and care teams
- Advance directives and code status discussions
- Clarification of goals of care
- Pain and symptom management
- Hospice education and coordination
- Communication support for patients and families
- Substantial risk of death within one year
Care that Honors Every Patient’s Values.
Our mission is simple: to honor the values of patients and families during the crossroads of serious illness through advocacy, guidance, stewardship, and compassion.
By collaborating across disciplines, we ensure each patient’s voice remains central to every decision.
Palliative Care at Camden Clark
Camden Clark’s Palliative Care program was founded in 2014 and continues to grow as part of our commitment to whole-person care.
Our Team
The service was launched by the Camden Clark Palliative Care Committee, led by Donna Adams, RN, and later joined by Lisa Moretti, RN. In 2021, Jennifer Leavitt, DO, joined the team as medical director, strengthening the interdisciplinary approach that defines our care model.
Our Approach
We integrate physical, psychological, and spiritual care to help patients and their families find comfort, understanding, and peace. Our interdisciplinary team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains working together for compassionate, patient-centered outcomes.
Collaborative Benefits
When palliative care partners with hospital and specialty teams, outcomes improve — including higher patient satisfaction, better advance care planning, and reduced healthcare utilization.
Support, Guidance, and Dignity in Every Decision.
Palliative Care is not about giving up — it’s about ensuring comfort, clarity, and control.
If you or a loved one faces serious illness, ask your physician to request a Palliative Care consult. Our team is here to help.