In Italy only 8 hospices for the palliative care of children. Young patients increase by 5% per year.
New Pediatric Hospice project - Regional Reference Center for Pediatric Palliative Care and Pain Therapy of the Veneto Region - will be built in 3 thousand square meters in Padua. 10 rooms equipped, instead of the current 4, with larger spaces for girls and boys, for their relatives and for healthcare personnel. Engaged couples will also have the possibility of using apartments to experience cohabitation.