Baystate Cardiology - Springfield - Main Street

Baystate Medical Center’s (BMC) Advanced Heart Failure Clinic offers specialized care for patients with active cardiac issues or advanced heart failure. Our services include cardiology, interventional cardiology, adult congenital care, electrophysiology, and advanced heart failure care, including palliative care.

For patients with reduced heart function who are referred by their cardiologist or primary care physician, we offer personalized care, including guideline therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, and palliative care.

Palliative care focuses on improving quality of life for patients living with serious or life-threatening illnesses. Palliative care provides specialized, multidisciplinary medical care to address pain and symptoms of serious illness, while also offering support for patients making complex medical decisions, as well as support for their families and caregivers. Our approach is holistic, caring for the patient and their support system, while ensuring that treatment plans align with the patient’s goals and values.

Our expert team collaborates with the patient’s existing medical team to address all aspects of care. Palliative care is provided alongside curative treatments without limiting treatment options and is based on the needs of the patient, not the patient’s prognosis. It is distinct from hospice care.