Kia Ora / Welcome

Cranford Hospice is a specialist palliative care service that serves the people of Hawkes Bay. It provides a range of community or hospice inpatient services for people and their family and whanau who are living with life limiting illness. These services are offered free regardless of age, ethnicity, means or religion. People who have Cranford Hospice involved in their care may have cancer or other life limiting conditions such as advanced heart failure or motor neuron disease.

The team at Cranford is made up of nurses, doctors, pharmacists and family support staff who work with the utmost professional skill to care for those with life limiting illness and to help them cope with problems associated with their condition. Support is also extended to family, whanau and carers to help them rebuild their lives afterwards.

In doing this the Cranford team link closely and work alongside other health professionals, such as your GP, who may be involved in providing care.

We support people living in the Hawke's Bay District Health Board area. This covers, Napier, Hastings and Havelock North to Waipukurau in the south, Wairoa in the north and the Chatham Islands. Our services are provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Cranford Hospice is a registered Charity and operates as part of Presbyterian Support East Coast. Cranford's annual operating costs amount to over $3.8 million.  The Hawke's Bay District Health Board funds approximately 60% of our running costs and the remaining deficit comes mainly from the community through our fund raising programme.