News & Updates

October 12th, 2023 marks National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day in Canada. This event aims to raise awareness about the importance of pediatric hospice palliative care and improve the quality of living and dying for infants, children and youth with life-threatening conditions and their families. In the delicate tapestry of…

A Walk to Remember - Email and Poster CONTACT – Vicky Faith Crowe – Coordinator of Grief & Bereavement Programs Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care & Emily’s House Children’s Hospice 558 Gerrard St E, Toronto, Ontario   M4M 1X8 Cell: 416-998-9904 – vickyc@philipazizcentre.ca …

Truth and Reconciliation: a message from our CEO Each year, September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and…

Thank you for your support of Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House this last year.  Please check out our Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Report, which covers accomplishments, events, financials, highlights and impacts from our volunteer and client services programs. This year, we also recognize donors to our…

Our Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House working Strategic Plan Framework 2023-2025 has been developed with input from our governance Board of Directors and Leadership Team. We look forward to operationalizing and furthering the vision with additional input from our Emily’s House Family Advisory Council, clients, staff,…

Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) writes that hospice Care “is the best story in health and social care”: Preserving Hospital Capacity: In Ontario, the hospice sector is already preserving hospital capacity and can do more. Every year, over 10,000 people avoid dying in more expense hospital settings and this frees…

Congratulations to our CEO, RAUNI SALMINEN, who was recognized earlier this summer by the Ralph Thornton Community Centre, and awarded the RTCC Community Volunteer Award for “Contribution to Community Betterment” for 2023. The award nominator, Ejay Tupe, wrote: “Rauni is the CEO of Philp Aziz Centre, a hospice care organization…

For your information and interest, the 2022 Financial Statements are now available and posted on our website. Click here to go to the page on our website.

As part of the ten-year anniversary celebration of Emily’s House children’s hospice, Dr. Adam Rapoport, Medical Director, SickKids, Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) and Emily’s House, shared a few words on the Emily’s House origin story, milestone accomplishments, and why we should all be excited for the future. Dr Adam…

Emily’s House Summer Camp brought some rollicking fun this week, with our children and youth participating in an amazing race, building an Eiffel tower, going on exploratory adventures, and making snacks from around the world! Special thanks to our Recreation Team and all the volunteers who helped out! #emilyshouse; #summercamp2023;…

It was a Time to Celebrate: Philip Aziz Centre/Emily’s House 30/10 Anniversary Gala – 30 years of in-home hospice, and 10 years of in-patient paediatric hospice care. The Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care and Emily’s House origin stories were brought to life – reminding us all of a heartfelt…

Since opening our doors in 2013, Emily’s House children’s hospice has supported an average of 350-400 admissions per year prior to and post COVID.  Emily’s House has welcomed thousands of patient admissions and visitors – children, child siblings and families. Currently in our tenth year of operation, as Toronto’s first…