Facts

· We care for about 800 patients on any one day

· More than a quarter of our patients are between the ages of 20 and 35

· 40% of our patients have AIDS

· 60% of our patients have cancer

· We have 12 community hospices spread throughout Cape Town

· We have almost 200 staff

· We have more than 650 volunteers

· Most of our patients are cared for in their own homes

· We have 2 wards, one in Kenilworth and one in Mitchell’s Plain

· St Luke’s Hospice service is available 24hrs a day - a Community Sister is available from 08H30 to 16H30 Monday to Friday and a
telephonic advisory service is available from 16H30 to 08H30 weekdays. Weekends the service is available 24hrs telephonically.

· We care for our patients without cost to the patient

· Our service costs more than R20 million per year

· We raise our funds from the general public, big corporate & a small percentage is given to us by the State toward Home Based Care and
the ward in Mitchell’s Plain.

· Many people remember St Luke’s Hospice in their wills