HCA Hospice Care (HCA) is Singapore's largest home hospice care provider and is a registered charity since 1989. The organisation provides comfort and support to patients with life-limiting illnesses regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, nationality and financial status.
HCA’s core service, home hospice care, is provided at no charge to about 3,600 patients annually. Besides medical care for patients, this service also entails psychological support for patients and caregivers. A 24/7 hotline ensures help is available round-the-clock.
HCA is an NCSS Centre of Specialisation for palliative care and conducts palliative care training for its patients’ caregivers. Its other services and programmes include day hospice care, paediatric palliative care (Star PALS), bereavement support and outreach programmes such as the Young Caregivers Programme (yCG).
Following a rebranding exercise in 2012, the corporate logo was redesigned to better depict our service philosophy. The stylised Chinese character for human “ 人 ” is used here both as a symbol and a design element to reflect that we are an organisation that is human-centric. The logo’s house-like shape highlights our service as the largest palliative home care provider with the stylised character sitting on the organisation’s name like a roof of a house. The colour pink is associated with the universal love of others, and also depicts tenderness.
Launch of the Hospice Care Group
HCA registered as independent charity providing home hospice care
Official logo adopted;Dr Cynthia Goh appointed as first President of HCA
HCA moves to new centre at 12 Jalan Tan Tock Seng; Day Care Centre opened
Rebranding of Hospice Care Association to HCA Hospice Care
Launch of Star PALS programme
Kang Le Day Care Centre opened
Move to Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital premises
30th Anniversary Celebration
Third Day Hospice at Outram Community Hospital
HCA is committed to organisational excellence and delivering high-quality service. To date, our healthcare professionals have garnered numerous Healthcare Humanity Awards, Ministry of Health Nurses’ Merit Awards and ILTC Excellence Service Awards.
As an organisation, we have been conferred the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Award in 2013 and also, Good Practice Merit Award for Productivity and Innovation in 2015 and also, the Charity Transparency Award for multiple years.
2019Nurses' Merit Award - Ms Serene Wong, NurseHealthcare Humanity Award (Honourable Mention) – Ms Nicole Peng, NurseHealthcare Humanity Award – Ms Moe Gibson, Volunteer
2018Healthcare Humanity Award – Ms Carol Toh, NurseHealthcare Humanity Award – Ms Janice Soo, VolunteerCommunity Care Excellence Awards 2018 (Gold Award) - Ms Lily Li, Nurse ManagerNurses' Merit Award - Ms Tan Joo Eng, Assistant Nurse ManagerCharity Transparency AwardCharity Governance Award - Special Commendation, Risk Management
2017Healthcare Humanity Award – Ms Liu Yan, NurseHealthcare Humanity Award – Ms Adeline Nge, VolunteerCharity Transparency Award
HCA is a NCSS Centre of Specialisation for palliative care and we are supported by: