The mission of Hospice Partners of the Central Coast is to provide compassionate end-of-life care, emphasizing life, choice, and dignity in partnership with patients, families, and the community.

The term Hospice comes from the Latin root word "hospitium" which means hospitable. In medieval times, hospice was a place of shelter for travelers on a difficult journey. No journey is more difficult than that of one suffering a terminal illness.

Hospice is a philosophy of care that accepts dying as a natural part of life. Hospice
provides support and care in the last phases of incurable disease and illness so that people may live as fully and as comfortable as possible. Hospice care affirms life - it neither hastens nor postpones death.

Hospice exists in the hope and belief that through appropriate care and the
promotion of a caring community sensitive to their needs, patients and their families may be free to attain a degree of mental and spiritual preparation for death that is satisfactory to them.

A Hospice Partners team of medical professionals provides physical, emotional and
spiritual care that allows terminally ill patients and their families the opportunity to
experience the end of life together, in the comfort and security of their home or alternate care facility.

It is the vision of Hospice Partners of the Central Coast that when residents of the region have questions, problems or concerns surrounding end-of-life issues they think of our agency.

Hospice “Pardners Hoedown”
Coming August 2nd, 2008