Palliative Care
WE ARE PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
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HOSPICE WITS
The Hospice Association of the Witwatersrand was started in September, 1979 by a Johannesburg couple, Stan and Sherley Henen, who first responded to a need in their community for Hospice care. Initially care was provided by a part-time nurse from their house.
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You have just been given the news that you have a disease that will end your life. You’re afraid, angry, uncertain and scared. Maybe you are already in pain. How are you going to cope? How is your family going to cope? You are not ready to die. You want to live. Call Hospice Wits and we will help and support you, and ensure that you live each day, week, month or year to the fullest. The quantity of your life may have been determined, but the quality has not. We promise to help you live well for longer and to celebrate your life to the end, ensuring that you are pain free and able to die with dignity.
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Hospice Wits is available from the time you are diagnosed with a life threatening illness, to walk you through the shock and fear, and to support you and your family. Just coming to terms with what you know is hard enough. We are there to support and care for you and your family, and help you live your life to the fullest.
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HOME BASED CARE
The primary form of care is in the patient’s home. We have a team of professional nurses trained in palliative care who cover the whole of Johannesburg and Soweto. Our doctors, social workers and counsellors will also visit patients and their families at home.
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IN-PATIENT CARE (IPU)
Adult IPU facilities are located in Houghton, Johannesburg and Diepkloof, Soweto. The primary form of care is in the patient’s home. We have a team of professional nurses trained in palliative care who cover the whole of Johannesburg and Soweto. Our doctors, social workers and counsellors will also visit patients and their families at home.
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WE OFFER
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Pain management and symptom control through trained doctors and nurses
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Counselling and support through psychologists, social workers and spiritual counsellors to patients and their families
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Grief, Loss and Bereavement counselling
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Equipment hire: wheelchairs, crutches, commodes can be hired for a nominal fee.
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CONTACT HOSPICE WITS
MENTION FILOTIMO
HOUGHTON
50 2nd Ave,
Houghton Estate,
Johannesburg, 2198
General Contact
011 483 9100
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New Patients
011 483 9102/3
In Patient Care
011 483 9123
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Stepping Stone provides high-quality, specialist palliative care to people whose life-limiting conditions no longer respond to curative treatment - from diagnosis to death. They aim to meet their physical, psycho-social, spiritual and social needs, and also help ensure that their families are supported both through and after this difficult time and are committed to training, supporting and encouraging other care providers to practice good palliative care.
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CONTACT STEPPING STONE
MENTION FILOTIMO
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TEL: 010 442 5059
info@steppingstonehospice.co.za
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