Why is Palliative Care Person-focused?
We believe that every person matters and every moment matters. That's why Cambia is so committed to palliative care and innovating the consumer experience for people and families living with serious illness.
Our goal is to help people live as well as possible for as long as possible and to support family caregivers.
We have deployed every asset of our company to make that happen — with a holistic approach to advancing palliative care across our Foundation, health plans, strategic investments and technology innovations.
All of these efforts focus on changing the experience of people with serious illness.
Who it Benefits
Palliative Care: an extra layer of support that's personal
Providing case management to families and individuals experiencing a serious illness is an extra layer of support for members. Our regional health plan case manager, Darci Teats, shares what drives her to help patients navigate what quality of life looks like for each person — as a holistic approach to care.
Cambia Health Foundation partners for pediatric palliative care
Pediatric palliative care is distinctly different than adult palliative care. Since 2004, the Cambia Health Foundation has invested in the Bridges Program at OHSU Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital, a comprehensive palliative care program for children and their families facing a long-term life-threatening condition or active end-of-life care that focuses on ensuring a child’s comfort and improving quality of life.
Supporting caregiving employees
Each year, over 40 million Americans of every age, gender, race and socioeconomic background serve as unpaid caregivers for their loved ones. The value these caregivers provide is incredible, but they can also face huge challenges as they navigate the health care journey. Cambia is dedicated to supporting our caregiving employees and members by working to ensure they feel included, honored and respected. As part of our efforts, we recently announced a new partnership with ARCHANGELS, a national movement to build caregiving communities and connect people to resources that can support them.
To learn more about Cambia’s commitment to employees who are family caregivers, read some of their personal caregiving stories.
