mission statement
We
at St. Ann are committed to providing comfort, dignity and hope through
professional staff, who are sensitive and understanding, filled with compassion,
to apply state of the art pain management skills to control and manage
symptoms, one patient at a time, regardless of their race, color, gender,
or nationality. All our services are based on the needs of care, not the
ability to pay. We believe and treat each patient, as one of own family
member. We will support and serve the families of each patient –
we will help them understand how to cope with their pain and grief; this
is an ideas whose time has come.
This is St. Ann Hospice.
philosophy
Dying
is a universal fact of life and, whether or not it is accompanied by disease,
dying is a normal process. We believe that every person is entitled to
participate fully in this part of life in order to prepare for death in
a way that is personally satisfactory.
Hospice, as an option in the medical care system, exists not to postpone death, but, with special skills and therapies, to help the patient and family live as fully as possible. Death is not denied, but life is affirmed and lived until death comes.
We believe that we are all dependent on one another, therefore, it is crucial, in the last few months of life, to help develop a caring community that can provide comprehensive services to patients and their families.
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the dying person's bill of rights
I
have the right to be treated as a living human being
until I die.
I
have the right to maintain a sense of hopefulness,
however changing its focus may be & be cared for
by those who maintain a sense of hopefulness,
however changing this might be.
I
have the right to express my feelings & emotions
about my approaching death in my own way.
I
have the right to participate in decisions concerning
my care.
I have the right to expect continuing medical & nursing attention even though cure goals must be changed to comfort goals.
I have the right not to die alone unless I so wish.
I have the right to be free from pain.
I have the right to have my questions answered honestly.
I have the right not to be deceived.
I have the right to have help from & for my family in accepting my death.
I have the right to die with peace & dignity.
I
have the right to maintain my individuality & not be
judged for my decisions which may be contrary to the beliefs of theirs.
I
have the right to discuss & enlarge my religious &
or spiritual experiences, whatever these may mean,
to others.
I have the right to expect that the sanctity of the human body will be respected after death.
I
have the right to be cared for by caring, sensitive, knowledgeable people
who will attempt to understand
my needs & will be able to gain some satisfaction in helping me face
my death.
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