Empatia Palliative Care

Empatia Palliative Care is a palliative care provider serving Tupelo, Mississippi, delivering medical specialty care focused on aggressive pain control and symptom management for people with serious or life-limiting illnesses. Services are provided in patients' homes, as well as in assisted living and skilled nursing facility settings.

The palliative care team works to improve quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating symptoms within a supportive, patient and family-centered care program. Care includes comprehensive medical assessment, ongoing follow-up and management, and symptom management planning developed collaboratively with patients, families, and physicians. The team recognizes patients' fundamental right to make decisions about their own medical treatment and works closely to document wishes and establish personal goals of care.

Palliative care services can be provided at any stage of a serious illness and may be delivered alongside curative treatments and therapies. The team addresses physical and emotional pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, and depression related to serious illness, while also providing support to help patients and families navigate the emotional and psychological challenges of their condition.

Empatia Palliative Care is part of the Gentiva family of hospice, palliative, and home health care providers, which enables the organization to support patients with in-home care, clinicians, and resources in local communities. Many patients may be eligible for coverage through Medicaid, Medicare Part B, and private insurers.