Creating a Dedicated Palliative Care Team for ICU Spanish Speaking Patients in Response to COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, authors at a tertiary care academic medical center created a formal palliative care program developed for seriously ill, Spanish-speaking patients. The resulting study in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management found that these patients faced higher rates of infection and severe illness, underscoring the need for Spanish-language concordant palliative care to improve serious illness care by providing continuity of care, spiritual care, and ICU team support.