noun
palliative care ward
A hospital ward specializing in palliative care, focusing on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.
緩和ケア病棟では、痛みの管理に力を入れている。
In the palliative care ward, they focus on pain management.
ホスピス often refers to a facility or program for end-of-life care, while 緩和ケア病棟 is a hospital ward providing palliative care, which may include earlier stages of serious illness.
Compound of 緩和 (kanwa, 'palliation') + ケア (kea, from English 'care') + 病棟 (byōtō, 'hospital ward').