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Witwatersrand Hospice

Witwatersrand Hospice provides care to meet the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients and families facing life-threatening illness.  The focus of the care provided is palliative. The geographical areas covered include:  Midrand, Alberton, Soweto, Alexandra and the greater Johannesburg area.

Within an atmosphere of care and compassion, we offer palliative care service that focuses on the quality of life, promoting physical and psychosocial well-being for people with active, progressive and advanced diseases for whom the prognosis is limited. This is achieved by providing holistic palliative care and support services, including training and education to patients, their families and care givers in the Greater Johannesburg and Soweto areas.

We provide expert palliative care with emphasis on pain and symptom management under the direction of physicians and an interdisciplinary team of specially trained health care professionals. Our services are available 24 hours a day,     7 days a week on-call support for adults and children who are terminally ill. Care services offer physical, emotional, social and spiritual services as part of the total care to patients and their families.

• General Inpatient Services – doctors work with the patient’s physician and are responsible for the medical component of our program.
• Outpatient Services (Hospice at Home) 
• Nursing Services – our Registered Nurses (RN’s) are also certified in hospice and palliative care.
• Pediatric Program – places priority on the needs of the entire family when a child is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition.
• Social Workers – provide supportive counselling to help cope with the emotional, social and financial stresses resulting from the illness and impending loss.
• Spiritual Care – our programs are not intended to replace your relationship with your local community of faith.   We provide referrals for local religious or spiritual groups.
• Volunteers – offer assistance with the activities of daily living and friendly support, companionship and encouragement to patients and family members.
• Bereavement – support to family members after the loss of a loved one. Assistance is given through counseling, volunteer visits, educational materials, and support groups. Bereavement support is available for 12 months following a death. Programs are also open to the public.
• Loan Equipment – from pressure relieving equipment, to commodes and wheelchairs etc. 
• Short Term Respite Care – short term inpatient care provided to relieve the family member/s caring for a terminally ill relative.

For more information visit their website at http://www.hospicewitwatersrand.org.za/index.html

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