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About Us
Who is Greater Valley Hospice?
Greater Valley Hospice Alliance is a community-based Hospice organization dedicated to providing
sensitivity and support for people who are facing a life limiting
illness. We seek to enable patients to carry on an alert, pain-free life and to
manage other symptoms so that their days may be spent with dignity and
quality at home or in a home-like setting.
How Hospice Works:
Hospice services are available to persons who can no longer benefit from
curative treatment. The typical hospice patient has a life expectancy of
six months or less.Care is provided at your home or place of
residence. Services are provided by a team of trained professionals –
physicians, nurses, counselors, clergy, therapists, social workers,
aides, and volunteers – who provide medical care and support services
not only to the patient, but to the patient’s family and loved ones. The
patient is usually referred to hospice by the primary physician.
Referrals can also be made by family members, friends, clergy, or other
health professionals.
How Hospice differs from other types of
Healthcare:
We stress palliative care rather than curative
treatment.
We treat the person, not the disease.
We believe quality of life to be as important as length of
life.
We consider the entire family, not just the patient, the
"unit of care".
We offer help and support to the patient and family on a 24 hour,
seven-days-a-week basis.
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Greater Valley Hospice Alliance
Areas Served:
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Harlingen |
Mailing Address:
301 Mexico Blvd. Suite H-3A
Brownsville, TX 78520 |
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If you don't see your area listed, give us a call, and we will put you
in contact with one of our other agencies who does serve your area.
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Call us for additional information or to arrange for an
initial assessment at no cost to you.
Providing Compassionate Hospice Care to the Rio Grande
Valley
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General Information
Who pays for Hospice care?
Medicare and Medicaid benefits cover 100% of hospice services, including
medications, supplies, and equipment related to the terminal illness.
Greater Valley Hospice Alliance bills directly to Medicare,
Medicaid and/or private insurance for hospice care.
It is a principle of Greater Valley Hospice Alliance to offer
services based on need, rather than the ability to pay.
Under a typical Hospice benefit, we provide:
Nursing services on an intermittent basis
Physician services
The most up-to-date techniques and devices for pain relief and
symptom management
Continuous care at home during periods of crisis
Physical, occupational, and speech / language therapy
Home health aide and homemaker services
Medical supplies and appliances
Short-term inpatient care, including respite care
Medical social services
Spiritual, dietary, and other counseling
Trained
volunteers
Bereavement services
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