NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2022 Pilgrims Hospice Society Receives Grant Funding from the Province Edmonton – Pilgrims Hospice Society announced today the Government of Alberta has provided a one-year project grant of $2.5 million to support the delivery of 24/7 hospice palliative care at the Roozen Family Hospice Centre and [...]
2021 was the start of a new era of care for Pilgrims Hospice Society with the opening of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre — Edmonton's first free-standing, independent hospice. Download the 2021 Annual Report Download the 2021 Audited Financials
On behalf of all of us here at Pilgrims Hospice Society and the Roozen Family Hospice Centre, we want to send a thank you to our donors.
With her trademark upbeat and humorous spirit, 89-year-old Dorrie made quite the announcement during her tour of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre: “I’m not leaving, I’m coming here!” After falling in her bathroom a month later and becoming too ill for her best friend Eleanor to keep looking after her, [...]
With sparkling blue eyes and white-blonde hair, Lana was a beautiful woman. But it was her inner light that attracted her husband, Karim. “She was a star. Just a bright star,” he says. Marrying in 2009 and welcoming their son, Avery, into the world in 2014, Lana and Karim never [...]
We are so grateful to each and every one of you that participated in the Hike, donated and raised funds for Pilgrims Hospice Society. You are all truly amazing! It is because of your support we had over 500 hikers and raised over $100,000 for compassionate care in our community. You have blown us [...]
1. MYTH: PALLIATIVE CARE HASTENS DEATH. Fact: Palliative care does not hasten death. It provides comfort and the best quality of life from diagnosis of an advanced illness until end of life. See also: Palliative Care: Dispel the myth of hastening death 2. MYTH: PALLIATIVE CARE IS ONLY [...]
Volunteering is Empathy in Action Volunteer Appreciation Week runs this week from April 24th to the 30th. This year’s theme is “Volunteering is Empathy in Action”. As we celebrate over 100 active volunteers at Pilgrims Hospice Society, its important to recognize the value that they each bring to our organization. Volunteers provide so much [...]
