Here you will find CHPCA’s press releases and other articles of interest on hospice palliative care in Canada. If you have a news item you would like to share, please contact us.
In the ever-demanding health care field, Sarnia Lampton MP Marilyn Gladu shined a light on nationwide gaps of hospice palliative care in Canada with Bill C-277 An Act Providing for the Development of Framework on Palliative... Read More...
CCC and Cambridge Memorial Hospital
January 4, 2019Press Release – CCC and Cambridge Memorial Hospital December 12, 2018 (Ottawa) – With a clear vision in mind to provide exceptional healthcare by exceptional people to south western Ontarians, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)’s Champion’s... Read More...
Today is National Bereavement Day, a time for all of us to reflect on the loss of friends and family who have touched our lives. Often, we are so focused on prolonging life and curing illness... Read More...
For Immediate Release Alberta Health Services achieves Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC) designation November 1, 2018 (Ottawa, Ontario) The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)’s Champion’s Council is pleased to announce that Alberta Health Services (AHS) has... Read More...
S.W.I.G Co-chairs Zelda Freitas, SW- Coordinator of the development of practice in support of Caregivers & Patrick Durivage, SW-Coordinator of the development of the practice in Community Palliative Care, Center for Research & Expertise in... Read More...
Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN) designated a Canadian Compassionate Company FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 20, 2018, Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is pleased to announce the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (... Read More...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palliative care community mourns death of pioneer Dr. Ina Cummings First Medical Director of the West Island Palliative Care Residence dies peacefully at facility she helped create and shape KIRKLAND, Quebec, March 21, 2018 – The... Read More...
For Immediate Release West Island Palliative Care Residence Achieves Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC) designation February 9, 2018 (Ottawa, Ontario). The Champions Council of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) has announced that The West Island Palliative Care... Read More...
CHPCA Cheers Unanimous Senate Approval of Bill C-277
December 8, 2017For Immediate Release CHPCA Cheers Unanimous Senate Approval of Bill C-277 Ottawa, December 8, 2017. – The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is celebrating the Senate of Canada’s unanimous approval of bill C-277. “This is a big first... Read More...
For Immediate Release Saint Elizabeth Health Care Achieves Canadian Compassionate Company (CCC) Designation December 5, 2017 (Ottawa, Ontario) The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)’s Champion’s Council is pleased to announce that Saint Elizabeth Health Care (... Read More...