Greeff Hospice House, known as Greeff Hospice House, provides traditional hospice care to terminally ill individuals who do not have a caregiver available to care for them at home. It is located on 3-1/2 acres of wooded property on the campus of Mercy Hospital South. Patients requiring de Greeff Hospice House services may have a caregiver who is unable to care for them any longer, symptoms that cannot be managed at home or no caregiver or resources to hire outside help. History The hospice was greatly expanded in 1969. In 1998, Russell de Greeff was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He was admitted to St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo. He and his wife, Fern, saw a need and established an endowment for a freestanding hospice house to care for terminally ill individuals who had no one to care for them in their homes. Russell de Greeff died in June 1998, one year before the hospice house opened in 1999. In 2006, the Hospice House expanded to care for 18 patients from the original 10 patients. Fern de Greeff died at age 100 in January 2010. Her name is now synonymous with generosity and hospice care in St. Louis. Awards and recognition In 2011, St. Anthony's Medical Center earned the highest level of accreditation available as a Chest Pain Center with PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. In 2007, St. Anthony's was recognized for patient safety by an independent health ranking firm. In 2006, St. Anthony's Medical Center was recognized with a Missouri Team Quality Award. References External links St. Anthony Med Center Healthcare in St. Louis County, Missouri Greater St. Louis Franciscan hospitals Former Catholic hospitals Hospitals established in 1900 Catholic hospitals in North America Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Missouri 1900 establishments in Missouri Catholic health care