First Free-Standing Hospice in Saskatchewan Opens, Marking a New Era in Hospice Care The first patients will be welcomed this week to the Hospice at Glengarda in Saskatoon, an Emmanuel Health Facility constructed in a former Ursuline Sisters' residence. Funds for the facility were raised through a St. Paul's Hospital Foundation $20-million Close to Home campaign. (Photo by Matt Smith, SPH Foundation) By The Hospice at Glengarda, Saskatchewan’s first free-standing residential Hospice located in Saskatoon on Treaty Six territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis, will accept its first admission this week thanks to tremendous support from the community.