Category / Chaplaincy in the News / Healthcare
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The Economist: Hospital chaplains and the treatment of COVID-19 patients
From The Economist: One of the toughest things about Covid-19 for Pamela Lazor, as for workers in hospitals across the world, has been watching patients die without a loved one close by.…
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Huffington Post: Hospital Chaplains Grapple With COVID-19’s ‘Tsunami’ Of Grief
By Carol Kuruvilla from the Huffington Post: Hospital chaplains are specialists in grief, trained to provide comfort to dying patients and families experiencing the deepest pain and loss. But the scenes inside…
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BBC News: The chaplains at the front line of end-of-life care
From Laurence Cawley and Matt Precey at BBC News: Coronavirus has radically altered the working life of hospitals. But it has not just affected the doctors, nurses and ancillary staff. While the main…
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The Ringer: Hospital Chaplaincy in the Age of Coronavirus
From Jordan Ritter Conn at The Ringer: Chaplains care for patients and their families and even the doctors and nurses and other members of hospital staffs. This can mean praying together, reading…
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Syracuse.com: For many Covid-19 victims, these are the last voices they hear.
From Marnie Eisenstadt at Syracuse.com: The Rev. Terry Culbertson went up to the floor at Upstate University Hospital with a few others. They stood outside the door. They could not go in. She…
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The Columbus Dispatch: Hospital chaplains are finding new ways to care
From Danae King at the Columbus Dispatch: “We’re still doing our core mission … to provide emotional and spiritual support to patients, families and staff,” said Hanci Newberry, chaplaincy director at Ohio…
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News Center Maine: Chaplain at Boston Hospital offers comfort and hope to Covid-19 patients and their families
By Beth Brogan at News Center Maine: Erica Long, a graduate of Cony High School in Augusta, Bates College, the Harvard School of Divinity, says she is ‘grateful’ to be able to…
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Providence Journal: A patient’s story near death
From Mark Patinkin at the Providence Journal: So far, more than 90 patients have been placed on ventilators at Rhode Island Hospital and Lifespan’s other properties. Rich Santello was among the first. Around half…
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Harvard Divinity School: A Joyful Sorrow
From the Harvard Divinity School: A Joyful Sorrow- Providing care and comfort for those with COVID-19 Harvard Divinity School: What’s a day in the life of a hospital chaplain during the COVID-19 pandemic? Erica…
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Fox 31 Denver KDVR: Colorado hospital chaplains serve as link to family members
From Keagan Harsha at Fox 31 Denver KDVR: There are many stories about COVID-19 patients dying alone in hospitals, miles from their families. However, when it comes down to it, most are not actually…
