Hospice Eligibility

• Terminal cancer patients for whom active surgical or anticancer treatment are no longer beneficial to their condition.
• Terminal cancer patients requiring pain relief or symptom management.
• Terminal cancer patients whose attending physician or hospice specialist recommend hospice care.
• Terminal cancer patients expected to have a life expectancy of six months or less.
• Among these, patients who are conscious and able to communicate are eligible.

  ※ “Terminal patient” refers to a person diagnosed by both the attending physician and one medical specialist in the relevant field, as defined by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as having no possibility of fundamental recovery despite active treatment and expected to die within a few months due to worsening symptoms. (Article 2, Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment)
  At this hospital, patients diagnosed with terminal cancer are eligible for hospice care.

Registration Process

Required Documents

• Physician’s statement confirming terminal condition
• Copies of medical records (including blood tests, CT, MRI, and other test data)
• Current medication list
• If the patient is unable to visit in person, the visiting guardian must bring their ID card, the patient’s ID card, and a family relationship certificate verifying the relationship with the patient, in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.

Inpatient Admission and Consultation Inquiries

• Family Medicine Clinic: +82-51-601-6067
• Hospice Office: +82-51-601-6113, 6895
• Palliative Care Ward: +82-51-601-6885~6889

Operation of Hospice Care Assistants (formerly Palliative Care Aides)

A total of 24 hospice care assistants (licensed caregivers who have completed hospice specialist training) provide professional caregiving services — such as assistance with meals, toileting, and daily living — in three shifts.