The Butterfly Program
The Butterfly Program takes a palliative approach with our patients. The Concurrent Care for Children Provision of the Affordable Care Act helps pediatric patients to receive comprehensive and supportive hospice services while they continue ongoing directed treatment therapies.
Services Offered
Our Medical Director is formally trained in Palliative and Hospice Care for Pediatric Patients.
Perinatal Hospice Care - personalized support during pregnancy, delivery, and time following a baby's birth when the newborn is faced with a life threatening or chronic illness.
Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care - Support for a child and their family when the child has been diagnosed with a life-threating or chronic illness.
Program Benefits
- Volunteer Support Visits
- Spiritual Care
- Expressive Therapies Including Pet, Art and Music
- Professional Counseling
- Social Work Services Support
- On-call Nurses, Social Workers, and Chaplains
- Bereavement Services
We help create lasting memories
These can include:
- Celebrating milestones.
- Planning surprises for your child.
- Coordinating family photo sessions.
- Providing a Build-A- Bear with your child's heartbeat.
- Creating clay handprints.
- Gifting a Remembrance Box to capture their journey.
- Granting butterfly wishes.
