Offered through Sharp Grossmont Hospital's Center for Spiritual Care, the 11th Hour Program provides compassionate care and companionship to patients during the final hours of life. Specially trained volunteers provide a comforting presence for patients and their loved ones, including vigil, readings, music, ritual or prayer to offer support through this critical transition.

Supported by employees and volunteers, the 11th Hour Program launched hospital-wide on February 1, 2010. Services will initially be available from 8 am - 8 pm, with the goal to expand to 24-hour availability as the program attracts more interest from volunteers.

Upon referral, the on-call 11th Hour volunteer will arrive within an hour of the request and provide a four- hour vigil with the patient and family. The vigil may include reading, music, ritual, prayer or other requested support that is particularly meaningful to the patient and family as the patient makes their transition.

Referral for the 11th Hour Program should be made when a patient is on comfort care with a DNR status and estimated to expire within the following 24 to 48 hours. If possible, it might be helpful to make the patient/family aware of the service in advance.

For More Information Contact the Center for Spiritual Care at 619-740-4170.

This single page form addresses most of the common non-medication orders associated with patient transfers and should be used along with the Centricity Active Order Medication Summary printout. Together, these two order sets will help ensure that all patient orders are addressed upon transfer to a different level of care.

--Printout the form from Sharpnet/ordersets/Grossmont Hospital

--Use the form for all patient transfers to a higher or lower level of care within the facility (not for discharges/admissions, such as with TCU, Acute Rehab or BHS)

*Remember, Sharp Healthcare policies prohibit the use of generic or inclusive orders such as "transfer patient with same orders" when transferring to a different level of care. Use this form instead!

PLEASE REVISE YOUR CALENDAR!

The next General Medical Staff Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 17 (not Tuesday, March 16).

It's going to be a special program! Doctor Matt Iseman (an MD trained at Princeton and Columbia who then became a stand-up comedian) will entertain the medical staff.

And, Dr. Bill Pogue will be "clowning around."

The show will start at 6 pm, but wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 5:30 pm.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Main Auditorium

6 pm

Wine and hors d'ouevres to be served at 5:30 pm

$10 per person

Professional dance instructors will be here to teach you and your guest some basic ballroom steps!

Don't have a guest? Don't worry! We'll be sure everyone has a partner!

Please RSVP to Lesley Bradley at 619-740-4145 (just so we have enough food) or just show up!

Coming soon!

SGH Medical Staff Picnic
Saturday, April 24
Liberty Station, Point Loma
Details to follow!

Entertainment provided by our very own Joseph Witkin MD and his band, The Edge.

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