Welcome to our Hospice

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The Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1991. We offer an interdisciplinary team of staff and professionally trained volunteers who provide supportive services to families who are living with life-threatening illness.

OUR MISSION 
The Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice is dedicated to excellence in the provision of supportive care to individuals in Greater Hamilton who are living with a life-threatening illness.

OUR CORE VALUES
Our core values are the cornerstone of our hospice. Our goal is these values will be reflected in the care we provide and in the work that we do.
                          Dignity ~ Integrity ~ Compassion ~ Person Centred Care ~ Open Communication ~ Hospitality

OUR HISTORY 
Dr. Bob Kemp, a family physician for more than 50 years, campaigned tirelessly for first class health care in the Hamilton and Stoney Creek regions. Dr. Bob along with a group of dedicated like-minded individuals pioneered the first Hospice for our city, which has now grown to encompass a full Centre for Hospice Palliative Care. Dr. Bob is a true visionary for our community, his efforts were also fundamental in the building of St. Joseph's Ambulatory Centre in the east end of Hamilton.

Hospice Association of Ontario
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
Hospice Palliative Care Network for Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand and Brant

Our Charitable number is 134922392RR0001

All supportive programs offered through the Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice are available at no charge to our clients and their families.