The Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society (PGHPCS) achieved accreditation from the Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) program.
The society, which provides end-of-life care to community members, has met a comprehensive set of standards to achieve the highest levels of best practices and evidence-based care.
"I am grateful to our dedicated staff and volunteers at PGHPCS for their hard work in helping us meet the accreditation standards,” said executive director Donna Flood.
“This achievement is a testament to their unwavering commitment to excellence and compassion. We are proud to be the first organization outside of Ontario to achieve this status.”
The HPCO accreditation not only validates the hospice society’s commitment to providing top-quality care but also signifies the organization as a leader in the field.
The leadership began in 1995, when the Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society was built as the first stand-alone hospice in B.C. with support from the Prince George Rotary Club.
In 2023 Prince George Hospice was the first Home Hospice program offered in the country to focus on supporting those who wished to die at home.
“We are proud to be at the forefront of innovative hospice care and have been invited by other hospice societies across Canada and even in the UK to share our work and help them learn from our programs,” Flood explained.
“We are also grateful to the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), which has been a close partner in ensuring that all our work is evidence-based, enabling us to be a centre of excellence in care.”
The Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing compassionate care and support to individuals and their families during life's most challenging times. Programs and support services are developed based on the needs identified by the community.
The PGHPCS receives 44 per cent of its funding from the Northern Health Authority and relies on donations from the community to raise more than $2 million annually for programs. There are no barriers to accessing any of the hospice programs, ensuring that everyone in need can receive the care they deserve.
For more information about programs hospice offers visit pghpcs.ca.
