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St. Catherine's Hospice is a non-profit organisation in Crawley, United Kingdom. Its catchment area patients covers most of South East England. St Catherine’s Hospice is a charity dedicated to providing specialised end of life care and support to local people, their families, friends and carers. ==History== 1978 * Steering Committee of local people formed to establish a Hospice to meet the needs of the local community. 1980 * Gift of land by Sir Norman Longley for the Hospice building in Crawley. * Memorandum and Articles of Association signed. * Fundraising support groups of local people based in Burgess Hill, Crawley, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Horsham well established. 1982 * Foundation stone at the Hospice building laid by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. 1983 * First patients admitted to one ward. 1984 * Second ward of fourteen beds opened. * Formal opening of the Hospice by the Duchess of Kent. 1986 * Specialist Community Care Service established to provide palliative care advice and support for patients at home; and for their families, friends and carers. 1988 * Day Care Service commenced to enable patients to visit the Hospice each week for symptom control, counselling and social support. A key service providing respite for patients and their carers. * Visit to hospice by the Princess of Wales. 1990 * Launch of the "New Horizons" appeal to raise funds to establish the Day Care Centre, education and training facilities for healthcare professionals; and to establish a Foundation Fund to provide a solid and secure financial base for the future. 1991 * Official opening by Mrs Ernest Kleinwort of "Mynthurst" Hospice building. * Official opening of the Day Care Centre by the Duchess of Kent. 2000 * St Catherine's Hospice wards refurbished using funds received from legacies from local people. 2002 * Official opening of the Education and Training Centre by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. 2006 * 30% rise in the numbers of patients referred to St Catherine’s for palliative care services. 2007 * St Catherine’s Hospice is awarded a grant of £183,560 from the Department of Health, as part of the "Dignity in Care Capital Grants Programme for Improving Hospice Environments for Older People". * A further increase in demand for St Catherine’s services, with an active caseload of over 300 patients. 2009 * Community care services are expanded and care is extended across East Surrey 〔http://www.stch.org.uk/resources/AboutUs/OurHistory.asp〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Catherine's Hospice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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