Al Malath was established in February 1993 with the aim to tackle an important human need. The need for patients with incurable illnesses not to suffer or feel needless and often endless pain. The need not to be seen as a lost battle or a medical failure, the need for palliative care.

Services Offered

Hospice treats the Person not the Disease. The inter-disciplinary Hospice team consists of professionals who address the medical, emotional, physiological, and spiritual needs of the patient and family.

Hospice emphasizes quality rather than length of life. Hospice neither hastens nor postpones death, it affirms life and regards dying as normal process. The Hospice movement stresses human values that go beyond the physical needs of the patient.

Hospice considers the entire family, not just the patient, as the “unit of care”. Patients, as well as families are included in the decision-making process during the course of care. Following the death of their loved ones, Hospice provides bereavement counseling to the family members.

Hospice offers help and support to patients and their families on a 24-hour-a-day, seven days-a-week bases. For Hospice patients and their families, help is just a phone call away. Patients routinely receive periodic in-home services of a nurse, social worker, volunteer, and other members of the Hospice multi-disciplinary team.

Al-Malath provides psychological support to families by caring for their feelings and burden due to their intense relationships with their dying patient.We also believe that family members need support during the period of mourning and Al-Malath can offer this support.

Fees and Payment

Nonprofit organization

Services Offered To:
Adults

Languages:
Arabic, English

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono