Palliative Care Program

Geographic Scope: Florida (serves Morton Plant, Clearwater; Mease Dunedin; Mease Countryside, Safety Harbor; and Morton Plant North Bay, New Port Richey)

Program Description:
Palliative Care is an interdisciplinary medical specialty that focuses on preventing and relieving suffering and supporting the best possible quality of life for patients and their families facing serious illness. It is a patient and family-centered approach to care, focusing on expert management of pain and other symptoms.

The team may include specialized physicians, nurses, counselors and chaplains working together with the patient, family and caregivers to relieve suffering in all stages of disease and is not limited to end of life care.

Award Amounts:

• 2020 Award: $60,000
• 2026 Award: $100,000

Grant Purpose:
Grant funding ensures the palliative care team remains fully dedicated to caring for the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of patients.

Contact Information:

• Phone: (727) 462-7036 or (727) 461-8131
• Email: mpmhcfoundation@baycare.org
• Address: 2536 Countryside Blvd, Suite 600, Clearwater, FL 33763

About the Foundation:
Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation has provided philanthropic support to the not-for-profit hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care for more than 45 years.