St Michael's Hospice (Hastings and Rother)

On Friday 24th April 1987, at approximately 3pm, St Michael’s Hospice was officially opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, marking the beginnings of an invaluable asset in Hastings and Rother. In recognition of this momentous occasion, we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary throughout 2017.

Since opening our doors, we have welcomed thousands of patients, providing excellent holistic care and support for all those throughout Hastings and Rother affected by a progressive life-limiting illness or bereavement. Over the past 30 years, our services have developed to offer high standards of palliative care and support, including Hospice at Home care, Bereavement Services and our award winning Hospice Neighbours scheme.

The cost of running the Hospice and providing the full range of services to our patients is over £5million a year. With no more than one third of this being provided by the NHS we need to raise the balance, over £3.7million, or over £10,000 per day, from voluntary sources.

This demonstrates the great reliance we have on our local community through fundraising events, our lottery, retail stores, legacies and donations.