Discussions, education and insights from Calvary Hospital and the Calvary Community
“What a wonderful gift families give their loved ones by helping them be at home as long as possible and, quite often, until the end of life.” Q. Home care, hospice care, hospital care – what’s the difference? The primary difference is the goal of care. People come into a traditional home care program like…
WHEN: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:00 am – 4:00 pm WHAT: Keynote speaker – Richard Payne, MD, Professor of Medicine and Divinity at Duke University School and Director of the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life. Breakout sessions will be offered on topics such as: Working with Gay and Transgender Patients at…
The July-August issue of the Catholic Health Association’s Health Progress focuses on “Caring for those who Suffer.” It includes an article by Dr. Michael Brescia, Executive Medical Director, on “The Nature and Treatment of Human Suffering. To read it, go to: https://www.chausa.org/publications/health-progress/article/july-august-2018/the-nature-and-treatment-of-human-suffering
by Timothy P. Barr Executive Vice President, The Calvary Fund Inc. Calvary is the only fully accredited acute care specialty hospital in the United States exclusively providing palliative care for adult patients with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Calvary is at the frontier of modern medical care. Our expertise puts us at the crossroads…
Nobody likes to think about it, but sometime in the future, you or a dear loved one may become very sick, or injured and be unable to make your own decisions regarding your medical care. Whether from an accident, a surgical complication or severe illness, if you couldn’t speak for yourself, who would you want…
Robert M. Freedman, Esq. I am often asked, “Besides a Will, are there any other legal documents that I need?” I tell all of my clients that there are four documents that everyone should have. Health Care Proxy You need a Health Care Proxy to appoint someone (called your agent) to make medical decisions on…
Calvary Hospital continues to share its expertise in palliative care across the globe through its Palliative Care Institute (PCI). Following the National Cancer Institute’s decision in 2005 to designate Calvary as an “international center for training in palliative care,” the Hospital has been involved in a unique exchange program with the Middle East Cancer Consortium…
Through our Palliative Care Institute, Calvary teaches our family-centric patient care model to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals from across the globe. To date, we have welcomed visitors from more than 30 countries. Calvary is delighted to have an impact on how end-of- life care is being delivered to people around the world, especially…
Since our founding in 1899, Calvary Hospital has been dedicated to providing palliative care to adult, advanced cancer patients without regard to race, religion, or economic status. Patients come primarily from the New York tri-state area: the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Westchester, Brooklyn, and Long Island. We care for them at our 200 bed hospital in…
A foundation of giving through bequests was established early in Calvary’s extraordinary history. On June 12, 1899, the “House of Calvary” (as Calvary Hospital was then known) opened its doors with the express purpose of administering to the needs of female cancer patients. A remarkable woman named Annie Blount Storrs, having witnessed the success of…