An organization that provides pain relief to terminally ill patients and supports these patients and their families is a ____.

A) respite
B) hospital
C) outpatient clinic
D) rehabilitation center
E) hospice

Terminally Ill Patients

Describes patients who have a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient within a short period of time.

Pain Relief

Various methods or treatments used to reduce or eliminate physical discomfort or pain.

Hospice

Volunteers who work with terminally ill patients and their families.