SCRANTON — Allied Services Integrated Health System will begin accepting patients under Allied Services Hospice, a new service offered by the nonprofit health care system. The hospice is a Pennsylvania licensed, Medicare and Medicaid certified provider.

Allied Services Hospice offers hospice care to patients and their families in their homes, or in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Hospice professionals will offer palliative home care and support services for patients who have life-limiting illnesses or health conditions. The team includes registered nurses, medical social workers, certified nurse aides, spiritual and bereavement counselors and specially trained volunteers to deliver round-the-clock hospice care to patients, residents and their families.

For more information, call 1-844-205-0104 or visit alliedservices.org.​

For Abington Journal

Information provided by Allied Services Integrated Health System.