Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Chapman (2004) tells us “A healing hospital is a place characterized by thousands of small and wonderful things. At the center is love.” p.15. This concept is a paradigm shift for many hospital systems today. Patients are dehumanized and referred to as a room number or worse decisions to provide care are based on the patient’s ability to pay. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concepts of a healing hospital including, the necessary components, the challenges and how the concept of is supported by the beliefs of Christian faith.
Components of a Healing Hospital
Eberst (2008), describes a Healing Hospital as one that is staffed by caregivers with a servants heart in an environment that the patient …show more content…
Failed leadership
The beliefs and actions of a leader will cast a shadow influencing the behaviors and outcomes. If the leadership in the hospital does not fully embrace the concept of a Healing Hospital neither will the staff.
Biblical Aspects Chapman (2005) uses the concepts of the biblical teachings through three symbols illustrating the concept of Radical Love. This trinity of values represents the conviction that Gods work is the driving force between the balance between medical advancements and the needs of the human spirit (Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, 2015). The three intertwined symbols include;
Golden Thread. Represents the faith in God and the belief that then intent of the hospital and care givers are toward healing and not reducing our care to transactions.
Intersecting Circles. Represents human need and the care that we should provide. This is intended to instill hope through loving behaviors.
Red Heart. This final symbol is meant to show the nature of the servant’s heart through the loving care delivered with compassion competency. “Loving care is not loving if it fails to engage the best skills and competency of the caregivers.” (Chapman, 2005, …show more content…
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” The Healing Hospital strives to change the face of health care to meet these needs. In order for hospitals to make this transition, their mission must focus on providing a healing physical environment, integration of proper work design and technology and most of all through having culture that supports the concept of Radical
Components of a Healing Hospital
Eberst (2008), describes a Healing Hospital as one that is staffed by caregivers with a servants heart in an environment that the patient …show more content…
Failed leadership
The beliefs and actions of a leader will cast a shadow influencing the behaviors and outcomes. If the leadership in the hospital does not fully embrace the concept of a Healing Hospital neither will the staff.
Biblical Aspects Chapman (2005) uses the concepts of the biblical teachings through three symbols illustrating the concept of Radical Love. This trinity of values represents the conviction that Gods work is the driving force between the balance between medical advancements and the needs of the human spirit (Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, 2015). The three intertwined symbols include;
Golden Thread. Represents the faith in God and the belief that then intent of the hospital and care givers are toward healing and not reducing our care to transactions.
Intersecting Circles. Represents human need and the care that we should provide. This is intended to instill hope through loving behaviors.
Red Heart. This final symbol is meant to show the nature of the servant’s heart through the loving care delivered with compassion competency. “Loving care is not loving if it fails to engage the best skills and competency of the caregivers.” (Chapman, 2005, …show more content…
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” The Healing Hospital strives to change the face of health care to meet these needs. In order for hospitals to make this transition, their mission must focus on providing a healing physical environment, integration of proper work design and technology and most of all through having culture that supports the concept of Radical