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Health/Disability Related Support Groups | Edmarc Hospice for Children

Health/Disability Related Support Groups

516 London Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704

Eligibility

Services restricted to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families as well as children who have experienced significant loss.

Required documents

Medical documentation required

Hours

Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm

Languages

English and Spanish

Application process

Services available by referral only

Fees

Accepts Medicaid, Private Insurance, Public Insurance

Service area

Hampton, Newport News, Newport News

Description

Established in 1978, Edmarc Hospice for Children was the first hospice in the nation designed specifically for children. Edmarc is the only pediatric hospice organization in Hampton Roads. The mission of Edmarc Hospice for Children is to ease the trauma of a child's illness or death and to reduce the disabling effects of pediatric illness, loss, and bereavement on families.

Providing organization

Virginia Department of Health