Definition
A facility or service that provides compassionate care and comfort to people who are terminally ill or dying, focusing on quality of life rather than curing illness.
Etymology
From Old French 'hospice,' derived from Latin 'hospitium' (hospitality, lodging), related to 'hospes' (host). Medieval hospices were shelters for pilgrims and the poor.
Kelly Says
Hospices revolutionized how we think about dying by introducing the 'hospice movement' in the 1960s—proving that with proper support and pain management, people at the end of life could have dignity, comfort, and even peace rather than needless suffering.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُستشفى نهاية الحياة
mustashfa nihaya al-hayat
BNবাংলা
হাসপাতাল
has-pa-taal
CACatalà
hospici
hospitsi
DEDeutsch
Hospiz
ho-spit͡s
ELΕλληνικά
νοσοκομείο
no-so-ko-mee-oh
ESEspañol
hospicio
os-pee-thee-oh
FAفارسی
بیمارستان
bee-mar-staan
FISuomi
hotellin
ho-tel-lin
HEעברית
בית חולים סיעודי
beit kholelim se'udi
HIहिन्दी
अस्पताल
as-pa-taal
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumah sakit palliative
roo-mah sakit pal-li-a-tiv
ITItaliano
hospice
ospise
MSBahasa Melayu
hospis
hospis
NLNederlands
hospice
hospis
PLPolski
hospicjum
hospichjum
PTPortuguês
hospício
os-pee-thee-oh
RORomână
hospiciu
hosp-ee-thee-oo
SWKiswahili
hospice
hospis
TEతెలుగు
సుస్థితి
su-s-th-i-ti
THไทย
โรงพยาบาลระยะสุดท้าย
roeng-pya-baan ra-ya-soot-tai
UKУкраїнська
хоспіс
khospis
VITiếng Việt
hospice
hɔːspis