Hospice White River

About

Hospice White River provides palliative care to people diagnosed with a life threatening illness.

Mission

* To provide palliative care in the White River area to people diagnosed with a life threatening illness.
* To promote quality of life and dignity in death and provide physical, psychosocial and spiritual support to our patients and the bereaved.
* To provide patients with access to a skilled multidisciplinary team of health care professionals.
* To offer terminal care and respite for all our patients, their carers and family, regardless of age, colour, creed or economic circumstances.
* To ensure sustainability, we are committed to good governance and transparency.
* We value our employees and volunteers and support their ongoing growth and development.
* We are conscious of and responsive to the broader environmental concerns of our community.

"Hospice White River provides palliative care to assist in improving the quality of life of those suffering from incurable and life-threatening conditions, through the prevention and relief of suffering, by alleviating pain, providing symptom control and counselling, as well as support, for physical, psycho-social and spiritual problems.Hospice White River care is provided to the terminally ill in the White River area without regard to age, colour, creed or the ability to pay."