A new Victoria move to provide palliative care to the poor and homeless will take medical care directly to the patients, whether it’s in a car, tent or one-room apartment. The initiative unveiled Thursday is a collaboration between the University of Victoria, Island Health, Victoria Cool Aid and Victoria Hospice Societies. It has provided support following three deaths and currently has seven patients. Read the rest of this article at Vancouver Courier…
Image: Katie Leahy, PORT palliative care nurse. Photograph courtesy University of Victoria