Category: Hospice

It is with sadness that we share the news that longtime Bedside Singers volunteer, Suellen Guenther, died on November 13.

As a counsellor with the Palliative Response Team (PRT), I work alongside a Registered Nurse, with support from a Palliative Care Physician, and visit patients in their homes at the end of life.

Dedicated Victoria Hospice supporters have been recognized for their generosity with a place on the National Philanthropy Day Giving Hearts Honour Roll.

At Hospice, we all felt we were part of something special. Something priceless.

Victoria Hospice is one step closer to expanding access to palliative end-of-life care in the community. The Ministry of Education has approved the sale of 1.3 acres of land to Victoria Hospice.

The Victoria Hospice Society Board of Directors welcomed three new members with extensive leadership experience in healthcare and government at the society’s Annual General Meeting Sept. 22, 2022.

Caring for people who are dying wasn’t simply a career for three Victoria physicians. For Gail Saiger, Manny Fritsch, and Tommy Connolly, it’s a lifelong dedicated practice. The retired physicians […]

The annual Ladies’ Field Day charity golf event has raised more than $250,000 for Victoria Hospice since 1986. This year, they broke previous records to raise more than $27,700 through event registrations, a silent auction, and a range of inventive fundraising activities.

The generosity of Victoria Hospice donors supports patients in so many practical ways. Recent gifts help patients stay cool and comfortable on the Inpatient Unit and on the rooftop garden. Learn more here.

Offered in half-day workshops and a six-week group at the Victoria Hospice Community Support Centre on Chatterton Way, Exploring Grief through Creativity draws on themes such as self-care and celebrating the life of the person who has died.