Otago Community Hospice

We provide care coordination in your community, no matter where you live. Our community services are based around care coordinators who are supported by regular visits from a specialist doctor and with access to the wider Otago Community Hospice multi-professional team which includes social workers, counsellors and educators. We have teams supporting patients in North, South and Central Otago as well as urban Dunedin.

For Otago Community Hospice Referral Guidelines and Referral Form click here.

Inpatient Services
Admission to the Hospice specialist palliative care service does not necessarily mean you will be admitted to our inpatient unit. Wherever possible, care is provided in your home within your local community. However, there are times when symptoms can be more difficult to manage despite the best efforts to treat them at home. Under these circumstances, it can be beneficial to come in to the inpatient unit to adjust treatments.

Advice and Support

Otago Community Hospice is an Otago-wide community-based service providing specialist palliative care services free of charge to those who are faced with terminal illness.

As well as our patient services, we also provide support and advice to the health sector for any palliative patient (ie not just those on the Hospice service) via our 24/7 Advice and Support Service Ph 0800 473 6005. We also provide education for health providers.