Glangwili Hospital THIS year s Loved and Lost baby service which was due to be held on Saturday, April 3, at the chapel/quiet room in Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen, has been postponed. A statement from Hywel Dda health authority said: After consideration and with the on-going lockdown restrictions and the unlikely easing of restrictions sufficiently to have a ‘gathering’ we have had to make the regrettable decision that we will not be able to hold the annual ‘Loved and Lost Baby Service . This decision is made between colleagues from the Chaplaincy and Midwifery and Neo-Natal unit and Gynaecology. We are aware that this is the second annual service that is victim to the pandemic, and we sincerely realise the impact and disappointment this will have on parents, grandparents, siblings other family and staff, and we want to reassure you of our continued thoughts and good wishes.
The newly remodeled Spiritual Care Center at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville campus has been named for donors Verdis C. and Mary Puckett following a signature gift.
The V.C. and Mary Puckett Center for Spiritual Care recently reopened after being refurbished to meet the needs of the Spiritual Care program. Renovations included an enhanced lobby, larger reception and conference space and lockers and bathrooms for round-the-clock chaplains. The department was also renamed Spiritual Care rather than Pastoral Care in order to better serve people of varying religious backgrounds.
“This is really for all of the people we come in contact with as a Spiritual Care department,” said Chris Jennings, director of Spiritual Care at NGMC. “We want to serve them in the best way possible, and this renovated space will help us achieve that.”
Jewish Healthcare Professionals Get the COVID-19 Vaccine in LA
When the COVID-19 vaccinations rolled out in Los Angeles the week of December 13, Jewish healthcare workers were some of the first in line to receive it.
Rabbi Jason Weiner, senior rabbi and director of the Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles and rabbi of Knesset Israel Synagogue of Beverlywood discussed his experience getting vaccinated on Facebook and posted photos of the vaccine being administered to him.
On his page, Weiner wrote, “I recited this blessing (in Hebrew) as I received the COVID vaccine today: ‘Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who is good and does good.’ I’m cognizant of my privileged access to the vaccine at this time, as a healthcare worker, which obligates me to show extra concern and care for those who are not as privileged. The virus is spreading horribly right now, and the situation is very severe. The emotions are thus mixed and complex, but as Cha