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Project HEALing
The President's Cabinet awards Project HEALing. Pictured are (from L to R) Dr. Jack Wallace, Chaplain Kathy Sapp Ozenberger, Dr. John Stobo. “If you cannot cure, then care.” Project HEALing
utilizes a comprehensive interdisciplinary set of guidelines providing dignified
care in the dying process of patients and supports their grieving families and
friends thereby completing the continuum of healing care at UTMB.
Printed materials will be available for families.
Letters and cards would be sent to families from the unit/service staff.
Memorial Services conducted for remembering patients. Clinical units
encouraged to form bereavement committees to tailor the bereavement support to
the needs of their families. Project
HEALing would be the umbrella organization for a more consistent hospital-wide
process of bereavement healing.
“The health care professional can be of great help in encouraging and
allowing the grieving process to take place…” Clinical staff have expressed
a desire for further education in caring for patients and families experiencing
death. One component of Project
HEALing is training for the staff—an on campus training event and ongoing
training for new staff. Project HEALing supports the commitment to make our community a better place to live and work—to heal. |
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