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 Volunteers Find New Ways to Serve During the Pandemic
Our volunteers are the heart and soul of Gilchrist. They share the gifts of their time and talents every day to make a difference in...
Gilchrist Offers Help for Serious Illness at Every Stage
The diagnosis of a serious illness for you or a loved one can bring fear and uncertainty. You may be unsure about your options for...
Integrative Medicine Helps Patients With Cancer Live Their Best Life
By Rhonda Gold, Ovarian Cancer Survivor Gilchrist’s Integrative and Palliative Medicine services are available to patients receiving cancer treatment at GBMC. Encouragement, mindfulness, hope and...
Gilchrist Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in our community in mid-March, Gilchrist rapidly responded to the pandemic to ensure our patients and families could continue...
Healthcare Decision Making Is More Important Than Ever
Many people put off healthcare decision making, especially if they are relatively young and healthy. But the COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder that serious illness...
Loss of an Adult Sibling: Bringing Awareness to the Forgotten Griever
When grieving the loss of an adult sibling, many find that their grief is largely unacknowledged by others. This is referred to as “disenfranchised grief,”...
Gilchrist Celebrates Nursing Assistants Week
June 18 to 25 is National Nursing Assistants Week — a time to celebrate the unique contributions of hospice aides and other nursing assistants across...
Music Therapy from Afar Connects Hospice Patients With Joy, Memories
Like all those working on the front lines of healthcare during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Gilchrist music therapy team has had to quickly adapt...
Stay Home Jazz Brunch
Our 4th Annual Spring Jazz Brunch is now the Stay Home Jazz Brunch, benefiting Gilchrist Center Baltimore! Spend your Sunday morning enjoying the sounds of...
Virtual Salute to Service Tributes to Honor Veterans
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so many services for the seriously ill, including Gilchrist’s We Honor Veterans program. Because of the virus, Gilchrist has temporarily...