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.
Nursing Assistants Week — Honoring Gilchrist’s Hospice Aides
Nursing Assistants Week is June 17–24. We are honoring Gilchrist’s hospice aides for their compassion and dedication to our patients and families. During Nursing Assistants...
The Stormy Village
The Stormy Village is a poem inspired by Gilchrist Chaplain, in response to the pandemic. The Stormy Village is a poem that wrote itself. It...
Anticipatory Grief – Grieving Before a Death
Many people assume grief occurs only after a death. But the process of grieving can begin long before the loss of a loved one. Once...
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...