In 2004, St. Mary's established the first hospice care center in Taitung, inviting former Taipei Medical University internist Fu Shan-shan and Huang Kuan-chiu, another internist with ample experience in private practice, to serve as co-directors. That very year, the Department of Health recognized their outstanding contribution.
2004 年，聖母醫院成立了台東第一間安寧病房，延請到資深開業內科醫師黃冠球及前台北醫學院內科醫師傅珊珊共同主持，同年榮獲衛生署安寧病房評鑑優良醫院。