The Gilchrist Blog
The goal of our blog is to provide you with comprehensive and inspiring information about issues that are important to our continuum of care. We also share the latest news about Gilchrist, highlight our work in the community, promote upcoming events, provide program-specific information and offer ways you can help – either by volunteering or fundraising.
Gilchrist Celebrates Military Appreciation Month
May is Military Appreciation Month, a time to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. The month concludes with Memorial...
Gilchrist Focuses on Trauma-informed Care Education on World Diversity Day
May 21 is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Trauma is a painful and nearly universal part of the human experience. An...
5th Annual Spring Jazz Brunch to Benefit Gilchrist Center Baltimore
Please join us for the 5th Annual Spring Jazz Brunch to benefit Gilchrist Center Baltimore. It seems impossible that a year has passed since we...
Nurses Bring Courage, Resilience and Heart to Healthcare
Honoring nurses during National Nurses Week: May 6 – 12 From the time Florence Nightingale established St. Thomas’ Hospital and the Nightingale Training School for...
Why seek counseling after the loss of a loved one?
April is National Counseling Awareness Month. Learn how grief counseling can help you cope after the loss of a loved one. The loss of a...
Pantry to Porch Program Highlight for National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week is April 18 – 24, a time to celebrate and thank our wonderful Gilchrist volunteers. This past year has been like no other in our lifetime....
National Health Care Decisions Day: Make Your Wishes Known
National Health Care Decisions Day is April 16, 2021. It’s a day to inspire, educate and empower individuals and health care providers about the importance...
Keeping Her Safe
Shoshanna Drinks is a sweet, cherub-cheeked two-year-old who was born with Tay-Sachs disease, a rare genetic illness for which there is no cure. After developing...
Grief, Loss and Isolation: Gilchrist Supports the Elderly in Residential Care Communities
The wrath of the coronavirus pandemic has been the backdrop of daily life during the past 13 months. As a nation, we compared data as restrictions locked...
Celebrating Our Physicians on National Doctors’ Day
March 30 is National Doctors’ Day, a time to celebrate the contributions of physicians to individuals and our communities. Gilchrist is grateful for our skilled...