Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola has selected Dr. Andrew Daigle to serve as medical director of its Palliative Care Program. Palliative care is an interdisciplinary approach to improve quality of life and relieve pain for those living with chronic and life-threatening conditions.

Dr. Daigle joins the Palliative Care team in a full-time position after 14 years of Emergency Medicine preceded by three years of private practice in Family Medicine and Pain Management. He will be involved in ongoing education in palliative care and end-of-life issues, including a palliative care clinical rotation at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and participation in the Harvard Medical School Palliative Care Program.

Sacred Heart’s Palliative Care Department was established in January 2000 with the arrival of Erin Bowers, RN, palliative care manager. Bowers serves on the Ascension Health national Palliative Care Task Force.

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