Whereas hospice palliative care is a highly specialized service providing complete and exceptional care to both the patient and the family

Whereas it is more costly to utilize an acute hospital bed than a hospice palliative care bed

Whereas excellent hospice palliative care supports a healthy grieving process after the death and therefore can reduce the incidence of secondary issues of unresolved grief such as absenteeism from work, physical and mental health complaints which lead to visits to health care providers, family discord, and displaced anger, all of which have added monetary costs to our society

And Whereas every British Columbian deserves the best and most complete care available in this great province

We, the undersigned, call upon our elected officials to remove the burden of this specialized service from the overburdened health care system and place the responsibility in the hands of those who are best equipped. We call upon you to FULLY FUND hospice palliative care homes.