FILM OVERVIEW The word “hospice” derives from the Latin word hospes, which means both “guest” and “host.” The first hospices are believed to have been established during the Crusades around the 11th century. Today’s usage of hospice as a place for end-of-life care began with the work of a British physician, nurse, social worker, and writer, Dame Cicely Saunders. Dr. Saunders began working with terminally ill patients in London in 1948. In 1963, during a talk at Yale University in the U.S., Saunders introduc
Executive Producers:
Keith Famie Tom & Sue Rau John & Carole Kulhavi