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Episode 15: Curtis Baxter, Marie Conlin and Don Dahlheimer on Hospital Ministry during COVID-19
One of the hardest things about serious cases of COVID-19 is that people end up in the hospital in isolation and unable to be close to their loved ones. As the death toll mounts in the United States, hospital chaplains have become a much needed source of hope and solace. And some are supporting hospital…
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The Final Prayer: A Chaplain’s reflection on death and dying
Heather Burwell, MDiv The room was filled to capacity with adults in sorrowful tears, some locking arms, some holding hands. This was Elizabeth’s (not her real name) community of family, those who love her most and loved her best. They hated to say good-bye to one who had been such an important and loving part…
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Episode 14: C. James Parker: A journey Towards Self-Compassion
On today’s episode, the hosts of the Hospice Chaplaincy Show, Joe Newton and Saul Ebema sit down to talk with C. James Parker. C. James Parker is the lead Chaplain with Palladium Hospice and Palliative Care. In February, he published an article with the Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy entitled “Self-compassion and health care chaplaincy: the…
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Episode 13: Jen Conley on Signature songs and the healing magic of Music
On today’s episode, the hosts of the Hospice Chaplaincy Show Joe Newton and Saul Ebema are joined by Jen Conley. Jen has been a music therapist and music instructor for over 30 years. She is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and singer-songwriter who readily moves between harp, piano, violin, guitar, and ukulele. She has three professionally recorded…
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Hospice Waivers Under the COVID-19 Emergency
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an influx of regulatory waivers, flexibilities, and recommendations continue to be put into place. These changes have been established to ensure the necessary care capacity and the safety of all involved. These changes are temporary, to last through the time of this formal public health emergency. As of March 30,…
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Episode 12: Jim Benuska on Funeral Home practice and celebrations of life during the pandemic
Jim Benuska works as a funeral home director at Tezak Funeral Home in Joliet, IL. He joins the Hospice Chaplaincy hosts to talk about funeral home practice during COVID-19. With the COVID-19 outbreak across the United States, funeral directors face challenging times as visitations, funerals and burial services are restricted. In just the past month,…
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The Art of Hospice Chaplaincy during COVID-19
Saul Ebema, DMin. Setting the Scene Mrs. Hernandez’s three adult children are confronted by the nursing home’s no visit policy, shortly after her health turned for the worse and seeming imminent. Hospice nurse, Josh*, isn’t struggling to manage his own fear around his work with COVID-19 hospice patients; he is experiencing distress because his mother,…
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Episode 11: Allison Nichols on COVID-19 and Hospital Emergency Room Social work
Allison is a licensed Medical Social Worker currently working in the emergency room of a major hospital in Chicago. She sheds some light on the impact of COVID-19 on her practice. The lack of widespread screening means the coronavirus may well be present in countless hospital wards without anyone realizing it. Accordingly, many emergency-room workers…
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