Palliative Care
Palliative Care: Partners for a Better Life
Our interdisciplinary team of physicians, advance practice nurses, clinical social workers, and chaplains collaborate with you as you face serious illness, with the ultimate goal of alleviating your symptoms and giving you the best possible quality of life as you receive treatment. You define your goals. We provide the tools to achieve them.
The North Memorial Health Advantage
- North Memorial Health Palliative Care helps you experience the best possible quality of life as you are going through treatment for serious illness. The palliative care team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, and social workers with specialized training and certification in communication, support for advance care planning, and symptom management.
- We provide care throughout the course of any illness, at any stage.
- We focus on helping you manage any distressing symptoms and helping you define your goals for living well.
Care Team
Our highly trained experts empower you with the knowledge and the support you need to get the healthcare you want.
Anna Benson, APRN, CNP
Palliative Care
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I aim to provide holistic and empowering healthcare through life's many transitions.”
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Kristin E. Babine-Dinnen, APRN, DNP
Palliative Care
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I build relationships between family and care team to maintain patients' dignity, autonomy, and quality of life through all stages of decision making.”
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Daniela Dean, APRN, GNP-BC
Palliative Care
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I will honor the goals and wishes of each patient I meet.”
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Jenny Ford, MSN, APRN, CNP
Palliative Care
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I am passionate about treating the entire person, body, mind, and spirit.”
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Andrea L. Morgan, DNP, APRN, CNP
Palliative Care
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I strive to be an advocate for patients as they navigate life-altering illness.”
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Evan Johnson, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Palliative Care
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I am committed to providing quality, evidence-based patient care with compassion and empathy.”
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Joseph J. Sicora, MD
Palliative Care, Family Medicine, Hospice, Geriatrics
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I work to deliver exceptional service and compassionate care to all our patients.”
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Jason Kallestad, MD
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
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I take pride in improving quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.”
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Locations
Palliative care consultations are provided at North – Robbinsdale Hospital.
For care through cancer, please call the North Memorial Health Cancer Center at 763-581-2800.
For care through cancer, please call the North Memorial Health Cancer Center at 763-581-2800.