When people think of hospice and palliative care, they often mistakenly picture only the last dying hours of a loved one. National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is intended to increase awareness of the full spectrum of available care, along with the calm and peace hospice and pallia...

Because palliative care and hospice care both provide support to people facing serious illness, they are often seen as the same thing. However the services they offer are quite different. Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual resources for people w...

Hospice caregivers walk through dark valleys every day—with patients and families. When things are especially dark, they are grateful to have each other as well.

The family members of a Ray Hickey Hospice House patient express their deep gratitude for a nurse who ‘has a gift.’

KETCHIKAN, Alas. – PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center’s hospice program has recently been accredited by The Joint Commission, a global organization that comprehensively reviews hospitals and healthcare programs for quality and safety. This certification means that our program has met ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. – In advance of PeaceHealth’s scheduled reopening of the former Longview Hospice Care Center, the not-for-profit organization is currently recruiting and training volunteers to support the renamed Richard Nau Hospice House. The facility’s anticipated opening is scheduled...

A PeaceHealth hospice nurse in Eugene, Oregon, inspires her mom’s quilting group to sew bags that help patients carry essentials to make their lives just a little more comfortable

LONGVIEW, Wash. – Please consider becoming a hospice volunteer and help bring comfort to someone’s final days or hours of life.PeaceHealth’s Hospice Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting patients, their families and staff through a variety of services. Volunteer opportu...

A stay at hospice in Longview, Washington did not stop Sherry McCalden from doing what she loves - creating art and sharing it with others.

Having a loved one in hospice care is one of life’s biggest emotional challenges. But imagine the difficulty of not being able to see that loved one — not being able to hug them, comfort them or hold their hand. Staff and volunteers at Whatcom Hospice in Bellingham, Washington created s...