History

Zoë's Place Baby Hospice was founded by our present Chairman of Trustees, Professor J.J. Scarisbrick. He identified that a large number of families, with children suffering from life limiting or life threatening conditions were in desperate need of specialist facilities where their children could receive respite, palliative or terminal care. 

Even more important it was recognised that families most needed this facility during the early years of their child's life.

Consequently the idea of a Baby Hospice was born and fittingly the name Zoë's Place was chosen since 'Zoë ' means "Gift of Life". 

The first Baby Hospice was opened at Liverpool in 1995 and in 2004 Zoë's Place here at Middlesbrough , was able to open the doors and welcome our first special babies.