Understanding what hospice care offers can help in making informed decisions during a deeply personal and challenging time. Webchoosing a hospice is as personal as the care hospice offers. Hospice services replace curative treatments with strategies centered on ensuring maximum comfort as patients transition between life and death. “death isn’t a medical failure, it’s a biological certainty. But poorly managed death is a medical failure. ” —dr. “dying is a gritty, difficult, and vulnerable human experience. But it isn’t simply to be suffered. Talking about dying offers us opportunities to reconnect with loved ones.