As life comes to a close, we open our hearts.

Welcome to Forbes Hospice....Preserving Dignity in the End Stages of Life

Serving the Greater Pittsburgh Region for 29 Years

Since it's founding in 1979, Forbes Hospice has helped thousands of terminally ill people to live each day to its fullest, surrounded by the comfort of home, family and friends. In the very early days of the program, an average of five patients were cared for each day. Today, Forbes Hospice serves on average, 120 patients each day and 1,600 new patients each year.

We have 2 offices to serve you:

• 115 South Neville Street 

              Pittsburgh, PA   15213

              (412) 325-7200

              1-800-381-8080

• 2139 Brodhead Road

Suite 2A

Aliquippa, PA   15001

(724) 857-3053

1-800-381-8080

 

The Forbes Hospice Difference

Our guiding principles are providing comfort, compassion and dignity - for each person affected by a serious illness - and for those who love them. Our team of professionals are remarkable people. They take great pride that their care, their expertise and their compassion help their patients to live with dignity and die in peace and comfort. Their tremendous dedication enables each member of the team to give the gift of time to each patient and devote more time to each family's concerns. Because our staff has the time to address all of the family's needs, both medical and emotional, they often forge bonds that families never forget.

"I had Forbes Hospice at home for my wife for one week before she passed away. If I had known sooner about Forbes Hospice, I would have gotten her in their care sooner. They were all wonderful and caring people."
- Husband of a Forbes Hospice patient

The Mission of Forbes Hospice is to:

Preserve dignity in the last stages of life through the provision of state-of-the-art care to patients and families in our service area, and to support education and research which advances the delivery of care for the terminally ill.

Since it's inception, Forbes Hospice has embraced the principles that set hospice apart from all other healthcare institutions. Forbes Hospice is a non profit institution governed by its mission to preserve dignity, not by shareholders and profits. No one will ever be turned away because they are unable to pay for the services Forbes Hospice provides.