Your Year-End Donations Matter
Year-end donations matter because insurance does not cover the full cost of patient care. And because Gilchrist accepts every patient, regardless of ability to pay...
Elder Medical Care: Support & Resources for the Seriously Ill
Through Gilchrist’s Elder Medical Care program, social workers and resource coordinators provide ongoing emotional support and resources at no cost to patients and families facing...
How Can Integrative and Palliative Medicine Help People with Serious Illness?
Each day, the physicians and nurse practitioners on our Integrative and Palliative Medicine team live and breathe Gilchrist’s philosophy of supporting patients and families through...
Help Families Receive Care That Is Desperately Needed This Holiday Season
For many of us who have lost a loved one, the joy of the holiday season is tempered with sadness. When I lost my darling...
Gilchrist Celebrates National Family Caregivers Month
November is National Family Caregivers Month and a time to recognize and honor family caregivers at Gilchrist and across the country. There are over 40...
Veterans Day – We Must Never Forget
Gilchrist hosts celebrations honoring veterans at residential care facilities across the region. Veterans Day can be traced back to World War I. The Armistice went...
What Hospice Care Means to Patients and Their Families
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month — a time to celebrate the care that helps patients and family caregivers find comfort, respect and...
Gilchrist’s Own Homegrown Therapy Dog
Meet Cherish, a 14-week-old Labrador Retriever who has become the most popular new team member at Gilchrist! Cherish (named by the Gilchrist staff) will be...
Rooted in Faith – Gilchrist’s Thriving Spiritual Care Practice
In honor of Spiritual Care Week, we offer this perspective from a Gilchrist hospice chaplain. I left a patient’s room laughing the other day. She...
Gilchrist Celebrates World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 12, 2019, is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. On this day, Gilchrist will unite with organizations and individuals around the world to celebrate...