The Denver Hospice

We are dedicated to ensuring our community has access to the most appropriate, highest quality, patient-and-family centered care available for people at life’s end. Our goal is to be known as the region’s leading, largest and most trusted not-for-profit provider of life-enhancing hospice and palliative care.

At the direction of our Board of Directors, we had the foresight to anticipate and address the changing landscape of healthcare policies, shifting reimbursements and increased competition from for-profit hospices. These efforts have allowed us to focus on reach, resilience and providing the highest standards of clinical care.

Since 1978, The Denver Hospice has remained true to our commitment to provide an unsurpassed level of expertise and experience, hiring only the best of the best. Our depth of expertise means are renowned for our knowledge in how to reduce pain and suffering while increasing quality of life and joy. Our experts are so respected and trusted by the medical community, we are who they turn to with their most acute and difficult cases. We are the only hospice in our community with expertise in offering anticipatory pediatric counseling.

Some of our accomplishments include: 1)We are a national hospice leader in reducing re-hospitalizations. 2) Most of our patients report comfort within 48 of being in our care and 94 percent of families served at our inpatient care center are happy with their experience. 3)Our palliative care program consistently earns five stars for patient care, the highest rating possible on our patient satisfaction survey. We have specific goals for the future that include specific achievements in the following areas:
1) Service and Quality
2) Growth
3) People/Culture
4) Finance
5) Community