NEW! Professional resources - Fact sheets on hospice care help you, the referral source, understand when to make the call.
Valuable information for:
Information for physicians
Refer a patient
To refer a patient, contact Hosparus as follows:
- In Barren River, call (270) 782-7258 or (877) 892-5858.
- In Central Kentucky, call (270) 737-6300 or (800) 686-9577.
- In Louisville, call (502) 456-6200 or (800) 264-0521.
- In Southern Indiana, call (812) 945-4596 or (800) 895-5633.
For information about hospice admission criteria and commonly asked questions, visit our admissions page.
Newsletter for physicians
End-of-life care news and clinical findings for physicians:
Quality of Life Matters newsletter, May-June-July 2011.
Quality of Life Matters newsletter, Nov-Dec-Jan 2009-2010.
Quality of Life Matters newsletter, Feb-March-April 2009.
Inpatient care
While a majority of our patients receive care in their homes, Hosparus also provides care in nursing homes/longterm care facilities, at hospitals and at its inpatient unit in the Norton Healthcare Pavilion at 315 E. Broadway.
Hosparus unit at the Norton Healthcare Pavilion
Inpatient Phone: (502) 629-3600, (502) 629-3634
Inpatient Manager: (502) 629-3636
Inpatient Fax: (502) 629-3638
The role of the patient's attending physician
The patient's attending physician is a member of the interdisciplinary team and is a full participant in the provision of hospice care. Each patient admitted to the hospice program has a designated attending licensed physician. The attending physician may be the hospice medical director. Medical care provided will be in accordance with accepted hospice standards of practice.
Related websites
The following websites offer information of note to physicians dealing with end-of-life issues:
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization