Ǻδ ڹ ȣǽ żϴ ϰĢ Ͽ 12 29Ϻ Ѵٰ . 2005 ȯڿ ؼ ȣǽ ԿϿ ȣǽ ̿ ִ Կ ȣǽ ̳ 츮 ټ ȯڵ ȣǽ ޱ⸦ ϰ ִ Ÿ ȯڰ 뺴 Կ ȣǽ ̿Ӹ ƴ϶ 뺴 ̿ ȣǽ ֵ ȣǽ ü踦 پȭϿ.
2012 ȯ 465(19 ) ϴ 75.9%, ȣǽ ̿ ִ 89.1% Ÿ.ϰ22 ȯ ȭǷ ġϷ Ƿ Ǻο ûϰ Ǻ ü, , η ϴ ȭǷ (http://hospice.cancer.go.kr)Ѵ. ̹ ȯڰ ϴ ҿ ȣǽ ̿ ־ ü ȯ 13.8% 23 ̿ϴ ȣǽ ̿ ̿Ⱓ þ ȯڿ Ѵٰ .
ȣǽ ڹ ȣǽ ż ֿ Ʒ . ȣǽ ȣǽ Կ ƴ ȣǽ ϴ ̸ Ϸ ȣ縦 1 ̻(߰), ȸ(1) 1 ̻ ξ Ѵ. ȣ ȣǽȣ, ȣ, ȭǷ 2̻ ȭǷ ִ ȣ(2016 1 1 ȭǷ 2 ̻ ȭǷ ִ ȣ翡 ) Ѵ.
ڹ ȣǽ ȣǽ Կ ƴ ġẴ ȯ ȣǽ ڹ ϴ ̸ Ϸ Ǹ 1 ̻, ȣ縦 1 ̻(߰), ȸ(1) 1 ̻ ξ Ѵ. ڹ ȣǽ Ϸ ȣǽ ʼ η(ǻ Ǵ ǻ, ȣ, ȸ) ؼ 16ð ǹ õ ߰ ̼ϵ Ͽ Ѵ.
Ǻδ ̹ Ģ Բ ȣǽ ù Ѵٰ . ȣǽ ù ù ȸ(12. 29 14 ǰɻ), (12 ), ɻ(2016 1~2) 3 ù ǽ ȹ̴.Ǻδ ̹ Ģ ڹ ȣǽ ȯ ǰ ִ ִ ȯ ȣǽ Ȱȭ ϰ ִ.