ADVISORY/George Mark Children's House Opens in Bay Area; Northern California Medical Community Welcomes First U.S. Pediatric Hospice and Respite Care Facility.News Editors/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (March 11) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHO: Northern California's Pediatric Palliative Care Community,
including:
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford: Dr.
Barbara Sourkes, PhD, Kriewall-Haehl Director of Pediatric
Palliative Care and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and
Psychiatry at Stanford University
Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland: Dr.
James Hanson, Director Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
UCSF Children's Hospital: Dr. Betty Davies, R.N., PhD,
FAAN, professor and chair, Department of Family Healthcare
Nursing; Robin Kramer, Coordinator, Pediatric Palliative
Care Network
Hospice of the Valley: Sally Adelus, Executive Director
Hospice and Palliative Care of Contra Costa: Cindy
Siljestrum, CEO
Pathways Hospice: Pat Wolfe, Director
George Mark Children's House: Dr. Kathy Hull, Founder,
Board President, Clinical Psychologist and Dr. Barbara
Beach, Medical Director of GMCH and Pediatric Oncologist,
Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland
WHAT: Private preview of George Mark Children's House before
doors open to families on March 16
Opportunities for tours, interviews and photos
WHEN: Thursday, March 11, 2004, 9-11 a.m.
WHERE: 2121 George Mark Lane, five acres behind Fairmont
Hospital, San Leandro, CA
George Mark Children's House (www.georgemark.org) is the first free-standing pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. hospice hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can no longer be cared for at home. and respite care Respite Care Short-term or temporary care of a few hours or weeks of the sick or disabled to provide relief, or respite, to the regular caregiver, usually a family member. Notes: facility in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Care is based on the principles of palliative care palliative care (paˑ·lē·ā·tiv kerˑ), n an approach to health care that is concerned primarily with attending to physical and emotional comfort rather , which aims to relieve suffering associated with chronic, life-threatening or terminal illness by providing comfort care, preserving the dignity and integrity of the child and family and achieving the best quality of life possible. GMCH GMCH Graphics and Memory Controller Hub GMCH Graphics Memory Controller Hub will serve seriously and terminally ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. children and their families in a loving, homelike environment that affords privacy while maintaining a sense of community. The facility is located on five acres in the foothills above San Leandro San Leandro (săn lēăn`drō), city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods; foods and beverages; medical equipment; lighting fixtures; and , offering a quiet, safe atmosphere with public access. Resembling a large family home, GMCH has eight patient rooms and two family apartments in its 15,000 square-foot, three-wing building. |
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