General Inpatient (GIP) Hospice Support in San Antonio
Hospital-level hospice care, started fast. Families and referring teams reach us on one line, any hour.
WHEN GIP FITS
When Hospital-Level Hospice Is the Right Call
Some patients need hospice at hospital level, and some decisions can't wait for a slow hospice. This is the service built for both.
SIGNS:
- Your case manager handed you a list of hospice options and time is short.
- Symptoms need more control than routine-level care provides.
- Your family is facing decisions about life support.
- A discharge that can't wait.
What We Provide
A Standing Methodist GIP Contract
In place for years, one of a small number in San Antonio. No one-time contract scramble.
30-Minute Response
On every referral and every family call, nights and weekends included.
Same-Day Starts
Admission completes when clinicals and consents are ready.
One Plan With the Hospital's Team
Our physicians and nurses coordinate directly with theirs, every shift.
The Family, Fully Supported
Chaplain, social worker, plain-word updates, and a person answering at 2 AM.
Clean Transitions Out
Patients who stabilize move home or back to their community with hospice continuing.
LOGISTICS
How It Moves, for Families and for Referrers
Referrals reach us three ways: CarePort, fax, or the referral line, and every one gets a response within thirty minutes, any hour of any night.
AIP has held a standing GIP contract with the Methodist Hospital System for years, and keeps credentialed physicians writing orders in-system. Care begins when your patient needs it, not when the paperwork allows.
On the floor, it's one plan. Our team coordinates with the hospitalists and nurses directly, the family hears one clear voice, and nobody translates between teams.
For the family, whether you called us or your case manager did, it looks the same: familiar AIP faces at the bedside, a chaplain in English or Spanish, someone explaining what's happening in plain words, and support that continues for the year after.
When patients stabilize, we help them transition home or back to their community with hospice continuing seamlessly, and the hospital team gets the update. It stays clean in both directions.
WHAT FAMILIES TELL US
Families Who Were Exactly Where You Are
"AIP took great care of my father.
Mr. Saleem Barakat was extremely professional and was available 24 hours a day to answer my questions.
I am greatful to the entire AIP team."
Scott Rose
“I don’t even know how to start. My father was in a nursing home for about 6 month, his last days before he passed we went to the nursing home and noticed it was time to go home, he was ready to rest and I promised him he will be home when that happened."
Yesenia Miller
“My relationship with the caring team is very new as I have been sole caretaker since we both got out of hospital in February with great support from my daughter and lifelong friends, neighbors and large family."
Jessica Inocencio
40+ Years
Of family experience in senior care.
HALF
The patient load of a typical hospice nurse.
30 MIN
Our response goal on every new call, any hour, any night.
Any Hour
A live person on every call, nights and weekends.
WHO PICKS UP
The People Behind the Referral Line
JM Martin reviews every admission personally. Saleem Barakat answers the referral line himself, nights included. When you send a patient, you know exactly who has them.
COMMON QUESTIONS FROM REFERRING TEAMS
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers for the people who send patients. For anything else, the referral line answers any hour.
How fast does AIP respond to referrals?
AIP responds to every referral within 30 minutes, any hour of any night. Admission completes the same day when clinicals and consents are ready, and the first visit happens within one hour of signed consent.
How do I send a referral to AIP?
Referrals reach AIP through CarePort, by fax, or on the referral line. Send recent clinicals, a medication list, and the family's point of contact; AIP handles benefits verification, consents, and physician orders from there.
Can AIP provide GIP (inpatient) care?
Yes. AIP holds a standing GIP contract with the Methodist Hospital System, with credentialed physicians writing orders in-system, so inpatient-level hospice can begin without a contract scramble.
Is AIP VA-contracted?
Yes. AIP is one of a small number of VA-contracted hospices in San Antonio, and also holds contracts with VA-contracted nursing homes in the area.
How quickly can hospice care begin?
AIP says so, plainly. If a patient isn't yet hospice-appropriate, we'll tell you and the family what we're seeing, and when home health is the better fit for now, we'll say that too.
START WITH A CALL
The Next Step Is Just a Conversation
Call whenever you're ready, tonight included. Ask anything, and you'll talk to a person who knows hospice inside and out. By the time you hang up, you'll know your next step.