History of Hospice
Medieval Hospices provided a resting place on a journey where care was given to both the body and the spirit of travellers.
1967- Dr. Cicely Saunders founded St. Christopher's Hospice in London, England and started the modern hospice movement.
1974- The first Hospice established in Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Hospice is a "philosophy of care"
"You matter because you are; you matter to the last moment of your life; and we will do everything we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but to help you to LIVE until you die."