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“Just Healing the Body is Not Enough,” says HealthCare Chaplaincy in Top Magazine Modern Healthcare
A recent issue of Modern Healthcare, the top-ranked magazine in readership among health care executives, featured an article about the important topic of how to measure quality care in the clinical setting.
HealthCare Chaplaincy’s the Rev. George Handzo responded with a letter to the editor which was published. He wrote:
“(The article) makes some valuable points in defense of patient satisfaction as a quality indicator. There is no argument about whether everyone ought to be held to best practices in clinical care. That said, many of us have seen patients whose diseases are cured but who leave the health care system so dissatisfied that they hesitate to interact with the system the next time they really need to and/or leave with actual social, emotional or spiritual wounds that negatively impact their quality of life.
Just healing the body is not enough. Patient satisfaction speaks to the concept that the system needs to attend to all dimensions of the patient’s experience.”
Hanukkah Celebration at Lawrence Hospital
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| Paul Weinstein, MD, and Mirian Levitt Flisser, MD, at the Lawrence Hanukkah event. |
Lawrence Hospital Center, in Bronxville, New York, celebrated the first evening of Hanukkah with the lighting of a menorah during a special celebration in the hospital’s main lobby.
Paul Weinstein, MD, a specialist in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, along with Miriam Levitt Flisser, MD, a Lawrence pediatrician and Mayor of the Village of Scarsdale, participated in the lighting ceremony with a crowd of hospital staff and visitors in attendance. Dr. Weinstein offered a prayer and Dr. Levitt Flisser explained the significance of Hanukkah to those gathered together.
The Rev. Simmons Gardner of HealthCare Chaplaincy was present at the ceremony.
Learn How to Help Alzheimer’s Patients and
Their Caregivers
On January 24th, Matt Kudish, Director of Education, Outreach and Caregiver Services, Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter, will present a webinar on “Palliative Care and the Person with Alzheimer’s Disease.”
This informative HealthCare Chaplaincy webinar, for chaplains, clergy and other spiritual caregivers, will provide participants with a greater understanding of the significance of a palliative approach throughout the spectrum of the disease. It will cover the basics of Alzheimer’s including what it is, how it manifests, common symptoms seen throughout the various stages of the disease, and its impact on spiritual and existential concerns.”
Participants will learn about the resources and information available to them to help inform and guide families.
You can sign up for this important webinar HERE.
Annual Report 2011 is Now Available Online
HealthCare Chaplaincy’s fiscal year 2011 annual report is now available online at healthcarechaplaincy.org/fy11annualreport.
As we conclude our 50th anniversary year, the mantra “Imagine–Innovate–Inspire” characterizes how HealthCare Chaplaincy’s talented staff is taking on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for our next 50 years.
Meet Extraordinary Patient Care Honoree
Sava Cucu
A highlight of our 50th Anniversary Gala on November 3rd was the celebration of patient care honorees – remarkable men and women who provide extraordinary care for their patients. All were chosen by their peers at the partner institutions where HealthCare Chaplaincy manages, staffs, and operates board certified chaplaincy services.
HealthCare Chaplaincy Today is pleased to profile one honoree in each issue.
Here’s what his colleagues say about Sava Cucu, Engineering Director, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital:
“Sava, as director of engineering, you embody the spirit, mission and values of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital.
“You are recognized as a kindhearted, compassionate and empathic person who is ready to assist anyone in need.
“As one St. Luke’s patient’s family member recently wrote, your singing while you cleaned the patient’s room brought light to this individual with a terminal illness.
“Sava, the director of engineering may appear to be far removed from patient and staff concerns. But that is not the case with you. You remind us that caring is the work of everyone in the hospital. Thank you.”
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