Scholars@Duke
Eric Keil Pollak

Eric Keil Pollak

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Scholarly Works

Improving Access to Inpatient Hospice: Implementation and Impact of a Dedicated Comfort Care Service in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Journal article J Palliat Med · January 2026 BACKGROUND: Hospice is the gold standard for end-of-life care. Many hospitalized patients on comfort care (CC) have a high symptom burden and qualify for General Inpatient Hospice (GIP) care. LOCAL PROBLEM: At our institution, many hospitalized patients wh ... Full text Link to item Cite