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.
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...
Social Work Month: Spotlight on Hospice Social Workers
March is National Social Work Month, a time to celebrate the essential work of social workers. Gilchrist couldn’t do our work without our compassionate and talented...
Volunteering During the Pandemic
Our volunteers are an important part of our team, and they bring so much joy to the families we serve—and to all of us! We’ve...
Why I Wear Green on March 8
Author Hilary Harrington, LCPC, CT March is National Women’s History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day. The month is set aside, in part,...