Mayor attends Hospice open day
Mayor Nadine Taylor attended Hospice Marlborough’s first open day last month, allowing her to meet the Hospice team and see the quality care offered to the community.
“With around 100 patients each month receiving care through Hospice Marlborough, I’m incredibly grateful to the professional medical staff and the many amazing people who regularly volunteer to support them,” she said.
“Every person should have the right to die well – supported with dignity and with compassion. Here in Marlborough our hospice and its amazing people provide this high-quality palliative care to our loved ones and their families.”
The Hospice team was thrilled to welcome Mayor Taylor and others including local healthcare providers, emergency services and business partners during Hospice Awareness Week, Events and Engagement Lead Leigh Somerville said.
“It was an excellent opportunity to showcase our Hospice Marlborough hub, and for the wider community to enjoy our garden, tour our facility, meet some of our dedicated team,” she said. “They also learnt first-hand about the vital services we provide to those in need and how they may be able to provide their support.”
More than $900 was raised on the day for Hospice Marlborough.
Hospice Marlborough services are free to the community which receives just over 50 per cent funding from Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand.
A funding shortfall of just over $850,000 needs to be raised each year, Ms Somerville said.
“We simply could not continue to provide the high level and quality of palliative care services our region deserves without the ongoing support and generosity of our incredible community, whose partnerships and financial, service and product donations are truly appreciated.”