Compassionatecare ispersonal.

Compassionatecare ispersonal.

The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare leads a movement to bring compassion to every healthcare experience.

One of the most powerful ways we advance compassion is by honoring caregivers who provide truly
compassionate care–care that is supportive, respectful and kind.

If you have a caregiver who smiles, listens, and knows you–as a person, and not just an illness–honor them today with a
gift to the Schwartz Center. Your gift will recognize their work, and will advance our mission of bringing
compassion to every patient-caregiver interaction.
Honor A Caregiver

SOME EXAMPLES OF COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE

Some examples of compassionate healthcare.
I stand before you as a patient, not as a doctor. We are all patients. If you are not one, then one day you will be. It's an inevitable truth of life. Pradeep Chopra, MD, 2013 Schwartz Center
Compassionate Caregiver Award Recipient
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ONE DAY WE WILL ALL BE PATIENTS
Every day, we walk into the worst moments in people's lives, moments that are etched forever in their memories, so it's important for us to understand that compassion brings new dimensions of meaning to what we do, and also, I'm quite sure, better outcomes. Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD, 1999 Schwartz Center
Compassionate Caregiver Award Recipient

In focus groups, patients spoke about compassionate caregivers

  • “He knows my name and something about me.”
  • “She smiles and looks me in the eye.”
  • “He listens, doesn’t interrupt, nods his head, doesn’t rush me.”
  • “She places a reassuring hand on my shoulder.”
  • “He asks questions about non-medical issues, like a friend.”

Patients want these qualities in compassionate caregivers

  • Being able to communicate information in a way I understand
  • Involving me in decisions about my care
  • Listening attentively
  • Treating me like a person
  • Showing respect for me and my family
  • Spending enough time with me
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MEET THE COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVERS WHO MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE