40 Years of Care and Community
Forty years of care, compassion and community support have shaped the journey of East Rand Palliative Care.
A Timeline of Care in the East Rand
Our Journey
Our journey began in 1986 with a small group of volunteers committed to supporting families facing serious illness. Over the years, that compassion has grown into East Rand Palliative Care, a community-driven service providing care, comfort, and dignity to patients across the region.
St Joseph’s Hospice East Rand is inaugurated in Benoni and begins providing home-based care to patients and families.
The organisation moves to Kemston Avenue and expands its volunteer caregiving and day care services.
Community fundraising grows and the Tree of Memories remembrance ceremony is introduced, strengthening community involvement.
The first hospice charity shop opens, introducing a sustainable fundraising model that will support services for decades.
The hospice opens its inpatient unit, expanding from home-based care into clinical palliative care services.
Training programmes become formalised and the organisation grows into a recognised palliative care provider supporting hundreds of families each year.
The inpatient unit closes as the organisation refocuses on community and home-based palliative care.
Hospice East Rand officially becomes East Rand Palliative Care (ERPC), reflecting its broader palliative care services.
ERPC marks 40 years of compassionate care, supporting thousands of patients and families across the East Rand.