The St. Luke's Complex Illness Management team integrates treatment recommendations for controlling symptoms and alleviating pain for patients, as well as providing emotional and decision-making support at any stage of treatment. Patients undergoing palliative care receive services from a specially trained physician, nurse, social worker and chaplain. Our enhanced palliative care services are available for patients with a variety of conditions including cancer, congestive heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, liver failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, multiple sclerosis, dementia or any other serious illness or complex disease.