Victoria Hospice
Victoria Hospice Society
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
About
Founded in 1980, Victoria Hospice is a charity based in Victoria, Canada working on health, mental health, education +1 more.
Victoria Hospice is a not-for-profit charity in Victoria, British Columbia, providing palliative and end-of-life care to patients and families, bereavement counselling to anyone in the community experiencing loss, and education, training and research for healthcare professionals across Canada and beyond. It operates an 18-bed inpatient unit at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, a community Palliative Response Team, and relies on volunteers and donations.
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Palliative Response Team
Health · Canada
24/7 short-term crisis consultation and treatment for palliative patients and families in the community, delivered by a nurse and counsellor with on-call palliative care physician access.
Bereavement Services
Mental health · Canada
Counselling and grief support for individuals, groups and families, including children and youth, regardless of prior connection to the hospice.
Inpatient Unit
Health · Canada
18-bed palliative inpatient unit at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria with 24-hour family visiting.
Education and Research
Education · Canada
Courses, training, publications and peer-reviewed research to advance evidence-based palliative and end-of-life care for healthcare workers.
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Canadian Tire, Country Grocer, Hornby Organic, Dignity Memorial, Navacord, Island Mediquip, Tactical Medical, Pattison Media, Chartwell Retirement, Hoyne Brewing, Liquor Plus
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