The Palliative Care Center at Porvoo Hospital will be transferred to the wellbeing services county of East Uusimaa on 1 January 2025
Keywords:The Palliative Care Center at Porvoo Hospital will be transferred from HUS to the wellbeing services county of East Uusimaa on 1 January 2025. At the same time, the responsibility for patient care at the palliative center moves to the wellbeing services county of East Uusimaa.
The activities to be transferred to the wellbeing services county from the start of 2025 are the mobile hospital LiiSa, the home hospital, the palliative outpatient clinic and the consultation team.
The treatment of existing patients at the Palliative Center is secured during the transfer. The transfer is carried out in in a way that inconveniences patients as little as possible.
Telephone numbers for patients remain unchanged
The telephone numbers for patients and relatives at the Palliative Center remain unchanged after the transfer.
- The phone number of the palliative outpatient clinic is 040 194 5447. The nurse's phone times are Monday through Friday from 9–11 am.
- The phone number of the regional home hospital is 040 486 4696. The home hospital phone number is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
The care activities continue in the same premises at Porvoo Hospital. The visiting address of the palliative outpatient clinic and home hospital remains Porvoo Hospital, 3rd floor, Sairaalantie 1, 06151 Porvoo.