Inpatient Hospice at Peppi's House in Tucson
Peppi’s House, our 16-bed home-like hospice inpatient unit is located on the northwest part of the Tucson Medical Center campus, near East Glenn Street and North Wyatt Drive
While some 90% of hospice care is delivered in the home setting, inpatient care is used for respite care when a patient's caregiver needs a rest or for a short-term stay to help manage pain or symptoms that cannot be effectively managed at home.The facility features:
- 16 private patient rooms, each with private bath and shower facilities
- “Family rooms” with kitchenettes, providing visiting families a place to relax and prepare meals in privacy and comfort
- Patients can be wheeled in bed from their private room to a patio surrounded by a garden for fresh air and sunshine
- A meditation chapel for the use of family members and friends
- Private rooms on the inpatient unit can be decorated specifically for patients in our children's hospice program
Visitation at Peppi's House
- Visitation hours: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- The number of visitors during general unit visitation hours is unlimited.
- Hallways must be kept clear. Visitors may also wait in the family room or other areas outside the building. If needed, here is a smoking area across the front parking lot.
- Two visitors able to stay overnight (8 p.m. - 8 a.m.)
- Children must be directly supervised by an adult (other than the patient) at all times.
