The  Pure  Lotus  Hospice  of  Compassion  was  established  in  2001  to  provide  in-patient  care  for  sufferers  of  terminal  cancer  who  have  limited  financial  means  for  medical  treatment,  unable  to  receive  adequate  care  at  home  and  or  need  emotional  support  and  spiritual  guidance.  It  has  since  expanded  its  scope  of  assistance  to  AIDS  sufferers  and  HIV  infected  and  affected  persons  through  an  outreach  program  which  started  in  2004.

     The  hospice  is  administered  by  founder,  the  Venerable  Lyan  Shih  assisted  by  a  committee  of  capable  and  committed  volunteers  from  various  fields  of  expertise,  most  of  whom  were  also  participants  in  the  establishment  of  the  hospice.

     The  initial  acquisition  of  premises  furniture  and  fittings,  operating  equipments  and  other  necessary  expenditure  in  the  set-up  of  the  hospice  were  funded  by  generous  public  donations  and  so  are  the  daily  operating  expenses.  The  press  and  other  charitable  organisations  played  an  important  role  in  mobilizing  the  fund-raising  process.

     Venerable  Lyan  Shih  who  was  a  nurse  tutor  by  profession,  also  manages  the  overall  operations  of  the  hospice.  An  experienced  team  of  nursing  personnel  and  supporting  staff  headed  by  a  Medical  Director  takes  care  of  the  patients  at  the  hospice  which  has  a  bed-capacity  of  16.  Efforts  from  regular  volunteers  to  various  parts  of  the  operations  such  as  palliative  care,  counselling  and  fund-raising  to  pay  for  running  expenses  of  the  hospice  are  of  utmost  importance  to  the  organisation .

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