Covenant Health Systems is a Catholic health care system that sponsors hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living residences and other health and elder services throughout New England.  Committed to the health of the individuals and communities they serve, combined with a rich tradition, solid heritage and the pursuit of excellence, their covenant continues to provide patients with leading-edge clinical practices and passionate care, while demonstrating their belief in the value and dignity of each person.  End-of-life goals include:

• To provide effective pain management and palliative care for each patient/resident within system facilities
• To be present with persons at the end of life, and alleviate pain and suffering in ways that are humanizing and compassionate
• To encourage and support modalities that address the needs of the whole person - body, mind, spirit
• To advocate, educate, and collaborate with others to improve end-of-life care within CHS facilities and communities

Address:           420 Bedford St.
                            Lexington, MA 02420
                            (781) 862-1634

Web site:          www.covenanths.org

Coalition board member and primary contact:


Sr. Catherine O'Connor, Vice President, Mission and Sponsorship
(781) 862-1634
Catherine_oconnor@covenanths.org


Covenant's End-of-Life Care Programs Include:

St. Joseph Manor, Brockton, MA
tbrown@stjosephmanor.com
(508) 583-5834

All associates focus on supporting the resident in managing pain to their acceptable level by implementing appropriate interventions that will alleviate or control the level of pain. The objective is to promote and affirm the residents so they may live their lives with dignity and respect.

St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH
www.stjosephhospital.com
cdescoteaux@sjh-nh.org
(603) 595-3957

The Circle of Life Program at St. Joseph provides compassionate care for patients facing serious and terminal illnesses. It embraces the philosophy of Palliative Medicine, which delivers compassionate care to relieve suffering, provide pain management and control symptoms when a person’s disease is not amenable to cure.  Since family and loved ones are affected by the dying process, The Circle of Life program meets the needs of families and loved ones through bereavement counseling to ensure healthy grieving and closure.