Schwartz Center Rounds Begin at Milford Regional Medical Center
January 26, 2010
In an effort to enhance patient care by strengthening the relationship between patients and caregivers, Milford Regional Medical Center held its first Schwartz Center Rounds recently. These rounds (multidisciplinary sessions) provide a forum where hospital staff can discuss various emotional and social issues often encountered while caring for patients, and how the staff can make a positive impact on a patient’s emotional well-being. They will be held on a bi-monthly basis.
Schwartz Center Rounds were the brainchild of Kenneth Schwartz who died of lung cancer at the age of forty. He was so impressed by the “exquisitely compassionate caregivers” that he encountered at Massachusetts General Hospital during his diagnosis and treatment that he wanted to share his experience with others.
Thus, the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center was founded in 1995 to support and advance compassionate health care. In order to accomplish this goal, Schwartz Center Rounds began to take place at hospitals and medical centers across the country.
“Schwartz Center Rounds was brought to Milford after a Schwartz Center trustee visited a family member at Milford Regional and was extremely impressed with the care provided by our staff,” said Edward J. Kelly, president, Milford Regional Medical Center. “Having the Schwartz Center Rounds at Milford Regional is a great honor. This program gives us a forum in which our staff can share ideas about how to care for patients and their families emotionally. Schwartz Center Rounds will provide added benefit to our dedicated hospital staff by helping them care for the whole patient- body and mind.”
For more information about Schwartz Center Rounds, visit the Web site, theschwartzcenter.org.