NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 7 2010

BGH Spiritual Care to Host Information Session on Community Pastoral Care October 20, 2010

“FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME”

Brockville—The Brockville General Hospital Spiritual Care Department will host a “lunch and learn” information session on the “Home First” approach on October 20th. The Brockville Ministerial Association, BGH Spiritual Care Volunteers, and interested members of the public are invited to attend.

“This is an opportunity to understand why patients are being discharged from hospital to home more quickly and to explore opportunities for delivering pastoral care in the community,” explains Janet Stark, BGH Spiritual Care Coordinator.

Speaking at the lunch will be Heather Crawford, VP Clinical Services and CNE for BGH, who will explain Patient-Centred Care and a Collaborative Care Model. Next will be Laurie Dubé, Director of Inpatient Medicine and Surgery at BGH, to discuss the Home First approach to discharging hospital patients to home with appropriate care services.

“New programs bring positive changes but also new questions,” says Stark, “about their impact on spiritual care from hospital to community setting. How do we equip church pastoral teams and why are they more important than ever? How can we respect confidentiality and privacy while being effective within this changing setting of care?”

The “lunch and learn” information session will be held at the BGH Garden Street Site in the Boardroom from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend and asked to RSVP to Janet Stark at 613-345-5649, ext. 4120 or by e-mail at staja@bgh-on.ca.
 

For more information, please contact:

Maggie Wheeler Communications Officer BROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL 613-345-5649 Ext. 1-1504

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