To provide the hospice and palliative care health services that support and comfort our patients, and their families, through the final stages of life.

• To relieve pain
• To relieve fear
• To be by your side so that you will not feel alone
• To deliver an end-of-life experience that is dictated by the wishes of the patient
• To support and comfort the entire family
• To respect the values and wishes of our patients and their family members
• To emphasize and enhance quality of life
• To care for all medically qualified patients, regardless of their ability to pay for services
• To educate the community on the value of hospice and palliative care services
• To educate the community on the value of hospice and palliative care services as a better way of
  facing the end of life

• California-licensed hospice
• California-licensed home health agency
• California-licensed to operate a Congregate Living Health Facility (Bruns House)
• Medicare-and Medi-Cal-certified for hospice care
• Medicare-and Medi-Cal-certified for home health care
• Accredited by Joint Commission
• Not-for-profit organization 501(c)(3) Our Federal Tax Identification Number is: 94-2515405 

Hospice of the East Bay is a member of the following professional organizations:

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
• California Hospice and Palliative Care Association
• California Hospice Foundation
• California Association for Health Services at Home
• Quality-of-Life Coalition - Contra Costa County
• Social Health and Resource Exchange (SHARE)
   

*Hospice of the East Bay is not affiliated with any other Hospice program. For more information on Hospice programs in the San Francisco Bay area or the United States, go to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization website at http://www.nhpco.org.