A Development of Premier Hospitalists of Kansas
Inpatient palliative care with a rehab background — embedded in your facility, here when you need us. One call. Immediate support.
Who We Are
Premier Palliative Care is a development out of Premier Hospitalists of Kansas. Our physicians have twenty-plus years combined working in the rehab setting, as well as managing symptoms of terminal illness with hospice.
We create a holistic treatment plan for patients navigating an acute devastating illness or a late-stage chronic illness while still pursuing curative, restorative medical care. Our program emphasizes rehabilitation medicine, palliative symptom management, and clear prognostication.
Embedded in your hospital service — available at your request, here within the hour.
Hospice care is for terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months. Palliative care is for any stage of illness — and can include hospice-qualifying patients who wish to continue pursuing curative treatments.
Clarify realistic functional prognosis and maximize independence through embedded rehabilitation medicine.
Expert symptom management for pain, dyspnea, delirium, and nausea — aligned with what matters most to the patient.
Help patients prioritize goals, navigate care transitions, and reduce readmissions through thoughtful discharge alignment.
Our Physicians
Twenty-plus years combined in skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and hospice settings across Kansas. Available 24/7 — call or text on iMobile.
Extensive experience managing symptoms of chronic and terminal illness across rehab and skilled nursing settings. Specializes in complex symptom management, goals-of-care conversations, and helping patients and families reclaim autonomy and control over their care.
Background in rehabilitation medicine with deep expertise supporting medically complex senior patients. Focuses on breaking the Medicare SNF cycle through proactive palliative planning embedded within existing care teams across Kansas facilities.
What We Offer
Embedded in your facility and available at your request — we partner with your care team to deliver the full spectrum of palliative support.
Pain, dyspnea, delirium, nausea — evidence-based protocols tailored to each patient's goals and functional status.
Clarify realistic functional expectations — helping patients, families, and care teams align on what recovery can look like.
Help patients prioritize personal goals and align care decisions with what matters most — from curative to comfort-focused.
Navigate IRU, SNF, LTACH, and hospice options with families — reducing readmissions through thoughtful discharge alignment.
Facilitate early, clear goals-of-care conversations — reducing moral distress and burnout for your clinical team.
Support completing advance directives and POLST forms — ensuring patients' wishes are clearly documented and honored.
Clinical Specialties
We partner with specialty teams across the hospital. Each specialty has tailored referral triggers and dedicated palliative support. One call. Immediate support.
The Problem We Solve
A common and exhausting pattern for medically-complex senior patients — Premier Palliative Care is designed to break this cycle.
Ask your doctor for a palliative care consultation and establish with our multidisciplinary program. Reclaim your autonomy. Control your symptoms. Access additional support as you navigate the complex healthcare system.
Is palliative care for me?
Patient & Family Resources
Understanding palliative care makes a meaningful difference. Resources to help you navigate this journey with confidence.
Palliative care is not hospice. It can be received alongside curative treatment at any stage of serious illness.
Read moreA guide for family caregivers on recognizing, communicating, and managing pain and symptoms between clinical visits.
Download guidePractical guidance for families on how to talk about goals of care, end-of-life wishes, and what matters most.
Read moreKansas-specific forms and a step-by-step guide to completing advance directives and making your wishes clearly known.
Download formsLosing a loved one is deeply personal. Resources, support groups, and counseling referrals to help you grieve.
Find supportAddressing caregiver burnout, respite options, and practical ways to sustain your own wellbeing while caring for others.
Read moreContact & Referrals
Premier Palliative Care accepts referrals from physicians, facilities, patients, and families. Call or text our physicians directly — available 24/7 on iMobile.
For urgent needs, call the office directly at 316.755.0144.