Gisborne Palliative Care Service

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Founded in 1981 to meet the needs of the terminally ill and their families in the Gisborne/East Coast region, the Gisborne Palliative Care Service cares for up to 165 patients, mostly in their own homes, each year. The Gisborne region covers a land area of 8265 sq km on the east coast of the North Island and stretches from just north of Morere Thermal Springs and Mahia Peninsular in the south up to the East Cape and Potaka township to the east of Opotiki.

Services include: Specialist doctor and nursing staff, night nursing, counsellor, bereavement care, spiritual care, volunteer service (65 volunteers), specialist equipment loan, community education, biography service and memory boxes and two specialist beds within Gisborne Hospital.