If you are hospitalized with a serious or life-threatening illness, the Norton Palliative Care Program at Norton Audubon Hospital and Norton Hospital is available to help with your emotional, physical, spiritual, cultural and social needs. Palliative care team members are specially trained in managing pain and symptoms as well as providing emotional and spiritual support.
Norton Palliative Care Program Meet Our Team
Palliative Care
Other Providers
- Lacey Exton, LCSW
- Jennifer S. Jones, RN
- Elysia Williams, LCSW Social Worker
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