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~Every Moment Matters~

Dover Park Hospice (DPH) was founded in 1992 as a secular, non-profy organization to meet the growing need in Singapore for hospice care for terminally-ill patients.

Open to everyone regardless of age, race, religion, or income level, DPH is dedicated to meeting the unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those who are nearing the end of life's journey.

The goal is to enhance the living, comfort the dying and support the grieving with compassion and dignity. At DPH, Every Moment Matters. Since opening its doors to the first patient in 1995, DPH had brought care and comfort to more than 7,500 terminally-ill patients and their families through a programme of active and compassionate service.

Our Services

In-Patient Care

Dover Park Hospice provides temporary relief for distressing physical or psychological symptoms and issues, especially in the last phase of life when care at home is not possible.

We accept patients:

• with advanced, progressive cancer or other diseases
• from homes, hospitals or nursing homes
• regardless of race, religion, age or income level

Facilities / Patient Activities

• Garden & koi pond
• Multi-purpose Room
• Quiet room
• Birthday & festive celebrations
• Patient outings
• Haircut & dental services
• Counseling, financial and legal aid

Home Care

In Feb 2011, we started catering in a limited fashion to the patients discharged from our hospice home. Working with the Ministry of Health, we intend to expand on this to cater to a larger pool of patients.

This will be a 24-hour support service which caters to patients who choose to stay at home. We will assist patients and their family to cope with their deteriorating condition. Home Care is committed to help the patients and their families adjust physically, mentally and emotionally, with the loss of health and independence.

Service Features

• A support team of nurses, doctors and counselors/social workers
• On call service 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Provides medical and nursing advice and medical attention
• Pain and symptom control, psychosocial and spiritual support
• Regular review by a nurse
• Visits by the doctor when medical attention is needed
• Advance Care Planning
• Training of family members and caregivers to ensure the patient's comfort at home
• Loan of medical and nursing equipment whenever possible, such as wheelchair, walking aid, commode or oxygen concentrator

Training

Training and education continue to be a core emphasis for DPH. The hospice plays host to nursing students, medical trainees and interns from related fields such as music therapy, counseling and art therapy. The hospice is a training site for various teaching programmes organized by educational institutions such as ITE, polytechnics and the universities.

DPH also conducts weekly journal reviews as well as in-house tutorials for medical officers twice a week in addition to organizing the SNB-accredited Certificate Course in Palliative Care Nursing and Introductory Course in Palliative Care Nursing.

Reviews and research were carried out to monitor patient symptom, psychosocial status, casemix and caregiver satisfaction so as to improve the effectiveness of care.

For enquiries on Dover Park Hospice, please go to: www.doverpark.org.sg