Saint Petersburg Children's Hospice
| St. Petersburg Children's Hospice | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Saint Petersburg 1) 56 Babushkina ul., Bldg. 3, lit. A 2) village of Ol'gino, 23 Konnolahtinsky Prospect, Lit A, Russia |
| Coordinates | 59°52′07″N 30°27′46″E / 59.868705°N 30.462663°E (River Station), 59°50′15″N 29°55′20″E / 59.837454°N 29.922313°E (Ol'gino) |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | All |
| Type | Non-profit charitable organization |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2003 (by Archpriest Alexander Tkachenko) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.kidshospice.ru/ |
| Other links | http://www.детскийхоспис.рф |
The Medical institution "Children's Hospice" (Russian: Медицинское учреждение «Детский хоспис») - is a non-profit institution of pediatric palliative care for minors under 18 years. The first children's hospice in Russia.
The St. Petersburg Children's Hospice has two facilities: one in the city park “Kurakina Dacha” near the St. Petersburg River Station and another one in the village of Ol'gino. The Children's Hospice provides physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual care. The basic idea of the hospice care is to enable children with severe and incurable diseases and all members of the child's family to live a full life.