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McPhee and Carolyn Lang were con-
cerned about communicating with
family members after the death of a
Jewish patient, as well as uncertain
about contacting an Orthodox physi-
cian on the Sabbath.
At the D/VIC's Huron Valley-Sinai
Hospital, Jean Beaudette, a nursing ser-
vices manager, noted an increase in
Jewish patients at the hospital during
the last six months. "There have been
situations where staff wasn't sure what
to do. No one wants to offend anyone.
We have kosher meals and Shabbat
candles available. We want the Jewish
patients to feel comfortable here."
At Providence, which is under
Catholic auspices, half-day "Jewish
Caregiving" sessions were offered in
Farmington Hills and at the hospital
campus in Southfield. Doctors, nurses,
pastoral care staff, administrators and
even a board member attended, said
Jim Bologna, director of leadership and
staff development at Providence.
"We've been in this community for
some time and so we're familiar with
our Jewish patients. [But the JHAS
caregiving program] helps to take us to
a different level. Since we expanded the
number of Jewish physicians, we
expected an increase in Jewish patients,
so we thought this would be helpful."
At Beaumont, "The Art of Jewish
Caregiving," was co-sponsored in
September by the nursing and pas-
toral departments and is considered
the first of a multi-cultural series.
According to Renee Lichtman, a cul-
tural diversity workbook provided to
all staff identifies the cultures of hos-
pital patients and describes the possi-
ble effect on the hospital stay — from
dietary issues for Jews and Muslims to
visiting customs and Shabbat candles.
Hospital employees were recently
surveyed about their patients' cultural
and religious needs. "The people who
responded to the survey wanted more
information about Jewish dietary regu-
lations and rules about touching
Orthodox patients. We were planning
to do something anyway when Sheyna's
(Wexelberg-Clouser) materials were
passed along to me.
"We think the caregiving program
was very successful. I think people
learned quite a lot. This makes the
staff more comfortable dealing with
those patients."
With such positive reviews and a
belief that "The Art of Jewish
Caregiving" is the only program of its
kind, Wexelberg-Clouser plans to con-
tact Jewish federations in other cities
with the goal of "taking it national." L_J
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Tuesday, Nov. 9, at Jewish Vocational
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10, at the D. Dan & Betty Kahn
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