Palliative Care

About Palliative Care at Bayview

Listening Deeply. Caring Wholeheartedly. Improving Quality of Life.

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with serious illness. At Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, we focus on improving quality of life by relieving physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering.

We believe great care starts with listening. By understanding each patient’s story, values, and goals, we align treatment with what matters most—whether that’s managing pain, making complex decisions, or spending more time with loved ones.

Our Mission

To deliver compassionate, personalized care that honors each person’s values, relieves suffering, and enhances everyday life.

Where We Provide Care

We offer inpatient and outpatient palliative care across the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus:

  • Inpatient Palliative Care – For patients admitted to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
  • Thoracic Oncology Clinic – Outpatient care for people with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and related illnesses
  • ALS Specialty Care Clinic – Comprehensive support for individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Our Team

Palliative care works best through teamwork. Our interprofessional team includes:

  • Physicians & Nurse Practitioners – Experts in symptom relief and serious illness communication
  • Nurses – Delivering daily care with compassion and clinical expertise
  • Social Workers – Supporting emotional, social, and practical needs
  • Pharmacists – Ensuring safe, effective symptom management
  • Chaplains – Providing spiritual care for all beliefs
  • Administrative Staff – Coordinating care and ensuring continuity

Together, we collaborate creatively to support patients, families, and one another—striving for excellence in every encounter.

How Palliative Care Helps

  • Relief from pain and other distressing symptoms
  • Guidance with medical decisions
  • Emotional and spiritual support
  • Advance care planning
  • Coordination with your other providers

Palliative care can be provided at any stage of a serious illness, alongside treatments aimed at cure.

Contact Us

To learn more or make a referral, please Contact our team.

Palliative Care Spring Willow

The willow tree has a long history of symbolism rooted in spirituality. A most valuable trait of the willow is its flexibility – capable of bending markedly without breaking.

Education
Through our teaching, we are showing how humanities-based palliative care education can help interprofessional teams provide artful and excellent care for all patients with serious illness.
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He was not just a patient number or another diagnosis while he was under your care. The business of medicine was not like a business but a visit from a new friend. We were so blessed to have that happen.

Patient, MR

Palliative Arts Program

As specialists, we integrate the medical humanities of literature, music, and film into our educational and organizational methods.