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We conducted a retrospective review of consecutive hematological oncology patients who succumbed in a palliative unit between July 2012 and August 2013. The primary outcome measure was their level of medical care received, including administration of antibiotics, total parenteral nutrition, blood sampling, GCSF injection and blood products transfusion, during their last seven days of life. During the last seven days of life, 85.7 % of patients had blood sampling and 23.8% of patients received G-CSF injection. Total parenteral nutrition was administered in 14.3% of patients. One-third of patients received transfusion of packed cells and nearly half of them received transfusion of platelet concentrates. Almost 90% of patients received antibiotics during their last week of life. Collaboration between hematology and palliative care has resulted in successful transition of hematologic cancer patients into hospice unit in their terminal phase of illness. 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