Waipuna Hospice – Life is Special

Waipuna Hospice provides specialist medical services, nursing care and support to people living with an illness for which cure is no longer an option. We care for patients and their families living in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty.

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Update: Rambling Rich Issue 82

Stories, UncategorizedBy daniellew@waipunahospice.org.nz February 16, 2023

Rambling Rich – February 2023 Kia ora everyone, Well, we returned from a not-so-sunny summer break to an even wetter end of January than I have ever seen. As I write this, I see the Kaimais have had over half their annual rainfall in the last seven days! Waipuna Hospice is situated beside the Wairoa…

Story: Dying with Dignity

StoriesBy daniellew@waipunahospice.org.nz February 15, 2023

Dying with Dignity The importance of patient dignity in end-of-life care cannot be denied. The concept of dignity may be likened to that of love – important, widely understood, difficult to define, and something that can’t be taught in a black-or-white manner. At Waipuna Hospice, we believe respecting patient dignity and giving patients choices is…