Pediatric palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life of the child with a life-limiting illness and on supporting the family. It takes into account the physical, emotional, spiritual and educational dimensions. It is aimed at children affected by all types of serious, life-limiting illnesses, not only cancer.
The Enriqueta Villavecchia Foundation, which works to support and accompany children suffering from serious, life-limiting illnesses throughout the entire process, proposes the creation of a unique and pioneering center: a children's hospice, a center prepared to help and care for the child and his or her family in a comprehensive way at this difficult time.
The center will be located in the Santa Victoria Pavilion, placed in a historic and emblematic place in the city of Barcelona with a long tradition and social commitment to the most vulnerable groups: the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. This children's hospice will provide respite stays, leisure activities and family support, as well as adequate spaces to accompany them in the last days of life.
