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Palliative care — Tairāwhiti
Hospice Tairāwhiti provides specialised care for people from Morere to Potaka with life limiting illnesses.
Contact us
To contact Hospice Tairāwhiti:
- phone: 06 869 0552
- email: hospice@hospicetairawhiti.org.nz
Where to find us
Hospice Tairāwhiti is at:
Gisborne Hospital (in front of the main hospital building)
421 Ormond Road
Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Gisborne Hospital map
Services we provide
Hospice Tairāwhiti provides care with a focus on symptom control, comfort and quality of life rather than cure. Most patients are cared for in their own homes.
The hospice can loan equipment to help with treatment and comfort. These items include:
- syringe drivers
- oxygen concentrators
- pressure care mattresses and cushions
- Lazyboy chairs
- electric beds
- wheelchairs
- commodes.
Palliative care is also provided by:
- Gisborne Hospital
- aged care facilities
- GPs
- Ngāti Porou Orangaexternal link
- Turanga Healthexternal link
- Tairāwhiti district nursing team.
Referral information
You will be referred to Hospice Tairāwhiti by your healthcare provider or a Gisborne Hospital doctor when you have reached a palliative stage in your illness.