Palliative & Supportive Care in Abu Dhabi, UAE: Clinical Services

Palliative & Supportive Care Department

We provide patient, family and caregiver-centered care that focuses on the optimal management of distressing symptoms—physical, psychosocial, and spiritual—with the goal of anticipating, preventing, and reducing suffering and supporting the best possible quality of life, regardless of disease stage or the use of other therapies.

Why Choose Our Palliative & Supportive Care Department?

The Palliative & Supportive Care Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for patients, and their loved ones, facing serious or life-limiting illnesses such as cancer. Our team delivers compassionate, holistic care that addresses physical symptoms alongside emotional and psychological needs, with the goal of relieving suffering and stress while safeguarding each patient's dignity and wellbeing.

Our multidisciplinary team brings together palliative care physicians, interventional pain consultants, nurses, social workers, psychologists, therapists, and nutritionists. Working in close partnership with patients, families, and the wider cancer care teams, we address the full range of challenges that a cancer diagnosis can bring. Every care plan is personalized and family-centered, ensuring that each patient's values and goals are respected at every step.

As an embedded service within our Cancer Institute, the Palliative & Supportive Care Department offers an innovative, integrated, and inclusive approach to cancer care. We are committed to providing comfort, improving quality of life, and supporting patients and their families through every stage of illness with sensitivity and respect.