SHARING OUR STORY

Mercy Hospice

Mercy Hospice provides a range of specialist community palliative care and hospice services for people facing life limiting illnesses, caring for them with clinical expertise, compassion and quality of service. We also offer support and education to family,  friends and carers to help them cope with problems arising from the illness.

All our services are offered free to patients and their families, regardless of age, ethnicity,  gender identity, means or religion, thanks to the generosity of our community.

Mercy Hospice provides specialist palliative care to people living with a life-limiting illness, caring for them with the utmost professional skill, compassion, and quality of service. We support people living in the central Auckland area. This covers Auckland city and the central suburbs from Glendowie in the east to Avondale in the west, Herne Bay in the north to Mt Wellington in the south. Specialist in-patient care is also provided to people from Waiheke Island and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. In the last financial year, we received over 1,160 unique referrals. We have an 8-bed Inpatient Unit based in Ponsonby and our clinical team care for over 400 patients in the community at any given time.

Our range of services include: Specialist care in the community and home, 8 inpatient beds, a Day programme, counselling, family / spiritual / cultural support, education and training.

Our Mission 

Through service, advocacy and education, Mercy Hospice is committed to ensuring that all those in our community needing palliative care, receive it with the utmost professional skill and respect. 

Our History

Mercy Hospice was established by the Sisters of Mercy. This religious congregation of women was founded by Catherine McAuley in 1831 in Dublin Ireland. 

Our Board and Executive Leadership Team

Meet Our Board and Executive Leadership Team members.

Careers

Our staff provide and deliver hospice services both in the community and in our inpatient unit. There are also a group of other professionals surrounding and supporting our services

Quality  and Feedback

Through service, advocacy and education, Mercy Hospice is committed to ensuring that all those in our community needing palliative care, receive it with the utmost professional skill and respect. 

Numbers and Newsletters 

Mercy Hospice produces an Annual report each year- We call this our gratitude report, this is a summary of our work and achievements for the previous year.