Kids at Heart provides hospice and palliative care to children with life-threatening illnesses as well as support for their loved ones.
When most people think about hospice and palliative care, they do not think about children, but children deserve access to the holistic benefit of hospice and palliative care just as adults do.
Hospice for children is unique. Pediatric patients continuing aggressive treatment may elect hospice in addition to their existing treatment. This care model, called Concurrent Care, allows pediatric patients to receive expert pain and symptom management from an interdisciplinary care team wherever they call home without sacrificing treatment options.
Our philosophy of care makes us different from other hospice providers. We believe that all hospice-eligible patients and those who love them deserve the best care at the end of life. We live this every day by meeting patients and families where they are, striving to serve all eligible patients and making your goals of care our goals of care.
To hear a testimonial from a family we have the honor of serving, watch "The truth about hospice: Patients and families do not have to give up hope."
Kids at Heart was developed in collaboration with the expertise of Dr. Conrad Williams, Medical Director of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children's Hospital Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Program.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Williams served as the Medical Director of the Palliative Care Team at the Children's National Health System. He received his B.S. from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed his Pediatric Residency at MUSC.