the hospice movement
/ðə ˈhɒspɪs muːvmənt/
/ðə ˈhɑːspɪs muːvmənt/
- the idea of providing special places where people who are dying can be treated and cared for. The first modern hospice was started by Dame Cicely Saunders in London in 1967 and since then many hospices have opened in Britain and the US.
临终关怀运动:提供特殊的地方供垂死者可以得到照顾的地方。第一个现代临终关怀医院由1967年在伦敦的Dame Cicely Saunders创立,此后,在英国和美国开设了许多临终关怀医院。