
Mobile: 027 465 2344
Email: kelvint@northhavenhospice.org.nz
Address: 24A Takahe Street, Tikipunga, Whangarei
Website: www.northhavenhospice.org.nz
North Haven Hospice, Te Korowai Humarie, provides specialist palliative care for people living with a life-limiting illness, and support for their families/whānau and carers.
We are a community resource and there is no charge for our service, which is available to anyone in the Whangārei District and south-east of Kaipara District including Mangawhai, Maungaturoto, Kaiwaka, Topuni and Oruawharo – a total area of 3150 square kilometres, and with a population of 100,000.
Hospice is not a ‘place’, but a philosophy of care known as palliative care and which can happen anywhere. The majority of patients receive our care and support entirely in their homes or place of residence. Patients who need a higher level of care and support may have a short admission to our inpatient unit (IPU), mostly for symptom management before returning home.
North Haven Hospice’s premises in Tikipunga, Whangārei, are like a hub, and where Hospice’s IPU, doctors, specialist nurses, pharmacist, family support team, Te Tumu Manaaki, and other staff are based.
In the 2018/19 year, we provided care and support for 560 patients aged from 16 to 99 years-old, with on-average 120 patients in our care at any one time. Whilst around two-thirds of patients had a cancer diagnosis, one-third of patients had other life-limiting illnesses such as disease of the heart, lung, kidney, liver, and motor neurone.
For patients, a referral to Hospice does not necessarily mean that death is imminent, rather that they have symptoms which are complex and need specialist palliative care to improve their quality of life.
Our care is holistic, embracing the physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs of patients and their family/whānau and carers.
Whilst our specialist care and support is free of charge, it is expensive to provide. However, we are only partly Government-funded, via Northland DHB. The gap between the DHB funding received and the actual cost to provide the service we give is $1.89 million for the 2019/20 year. This is what we need to fundraise, which works out to over $36,000 every week!
We rely on volunteer support, as well as financial support from individuals, groups and businesses; which can be a one-off donation, regular donation, or perhaps a legacy gift in your Will. All donations stay in our area (the Whangārei District and south-east of Kaipara District) to ensure North Haven Hospice care and support remains accessible for local people. You never know when you or a loved one may need Hospice.