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Hospice Association of Ontario



The Hospice Association of Ontario (HAO) provides end-of-life care to terminal patients in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1989 with eight members; as of April, 2005, it had over 150 member hospice facilities.

The association is primarily based on volunteer efforts; in more than 400 communities throughout Ontario, over 13,000 volunteers have provided 630,000 hours of service to hospices under the auspice of HAO.

End-of-Life Information Service

The End-of-Life Information Service is a telelphone service which offers information about hospice palliative care services and resources, including:

  • hospice palliative care programs, units and education
  • community-based services
  • pain and symptom management
  • bereavement support services

It is funded by the Government of Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

External links

  • Hospice Association of Ontario website
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Hospice_Association_of_Ontario". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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