MEETING THE NEEDS OF
OUR JEWISH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES Our chaplains support the Jewish teaching, “Do not separate yourself from the community,” — Avos 4:7 ”אל תפרוש מן הצבור“ אבות ד:ז
We continue Calvary’s century-long sensitivity to help our Jewish patients and families feel comfortable during their stay here.
Calvary staff is knowledgeable about and sensitive to the needs of the greater Jewish community. Upon admission to Calvary Hospital or Calvary@Home, every Jewish patient will meet a rabbi who will inquire about their personal needs. Halachic End-of-Life Care In the Hospital, we will immediately prepare rooms Three rabbis care for hundreds of Jewish patients a so patients are as comfortable as possible. Jewish year at Calvary’s four inpatient locations and in the chaplains will visit regularly with patients and their Hospice and Home Care program. Calvary works with families, offering counseling, active listening, life various organizations to educate the Jewish community review, prayer, song and companionship. about how to obtain excellent end-of-life care in full accordance with Jewish law. The objective is to provide the Jewish community with the tools they need to “When my mother’s terminal illness advanced, make the right healthcare decisions for their loved ones. your expert Home Hospice staff alleviated her suffering and minimized my 94-year-old father’s anxiety and stress. The Calvary nurse, social worker, and rabbi provided wonderful compassion and religiously appropriate, first-rate, end-of-days medical care. You did not delay Mother’s death; you prolonged her quality of life. It was a peaceful death with dignity, for which we will be forever grateful.” — Leon M. “The Shekhinah is above the bed of the ill” • Anticipatory grief support — Nedarim 40a • Guidance for burial options in the U.S. and Israel Removal of crucifix from patient rooms before admission • ”מפני שהשכינה שרויה למעלה ממטתו Weekly Bikur Cholim visits for Shabbos and Yom Tov • של חולה“ נדרים מ. from Einstein students at the Bronx campus Weekly Oneg Shabbat services at Calvary’s Bronx campus Inpatient Care take place every Friday at 10:00 AM. Patients may attend CalvaryCare SM includes a comprehensive range of services in person or view the services on the in-house channel 19 such as: (Bronx Campus). • Pastoral care by the Hospital’s staff rabbis to meet the A restored Czech Holocaust Memorial Torah Scroll from religious and spiritual needs for all levels of observance the town of Taus-Domazlice is housed within our Ark • End-of-life counseling in accordance with Jewish tradition in the chapel located at the Bronx campus. In 2016, Calvary completed a restoration of the scroll. It can now • Kosher meals including cholov yisroel dairy products are available upon request be used in religious services. • Self-service Kosher food pantry at the Bronx campus, CalvaryCareSM in Brooklyn for Jewish Patients stocked by Chesed 24/7 and Satmar Bikur Cholim Calvary’s goal with Jewish patients and families at our • Shabbat lounge and observance of Shabbos and all 25-bed Brooklyn Campus is the same as in the Bronx: major Jewish holidays that they feel welcome, respected and are receiving the • Bronx campus included in the Pelham Parkway eruv, best possible end-of-life care. expanded in 2017 to include the Residence Inn by Kosher foods for patients are available from the staff Marriott New York dietitian. Calvary’s Brooklyn Campus maintains a fully • Shabbos housing and synagogue within walking distance stocked 24-hour “Kosher Products for Families” room of the Bronx campus on the 4th floor (room 4801). About Calvary Hospital Founded in 1899, Calvary Hospital is the nation’s only fully accredited acute care specialty hospital singularly devoted to providing palliative care to adult patients with advanced cancer and life-limiting illnesses, without regard to race, religion, or economic status. Calvary’s continuum of care includes inpatient and outpatient care, care of complex wounds, home care, Calvary@Home for Jewish Patients hospice, bereavement care, and extensive support Every year, Calvary cares for up to 700 Jewish patients programs for patients, families, and friends. Each in our hospice/home care program and at our 4 locations year, Calvary cares for thousands of patients and in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. Our staff their families. receives ongoing training in the traditions of the observant CalvaryCare SM is founded on the guiding principles Jewish community. We respect and encourage our Jewish of compassion, respect for the dignity of every patient, patients and families to maintain their spiritual and cultural and non-abandonment of our patients and families. ties to their community. Our primary goal is to address the physical, emotional Calvary@Home staff are trained to be very sensitive to the and spiritual needs of the patient and their families. religious and cultural customs of observant Jewish patients and families such as: • Maintaining the kashrus of a patient’s kitchen • Preference for caregivers to be the same gender as the patient • Shabbos regulations respected • Prompt and culturally sensitive procedures in transporting deceased patients directly to a Jewish funeral home; Chevra Kadisha will be notified; special Shabbos protocol will be followed Jewish patients and families choose Calvary because we deliver the very best end-of-life care while honoring To support our unique mission with a tax-deductible their religious traditions. gift to the Calvary Fund, please visit our website or call (718) 518-2077. Calvary Hospital is part of the Nearby Synagogues/Jewish Centers Albert Einstein/ Pelham Parkway eruv. 3 Albert Einstein Synagogue 1925 Eastchester Road • [email protected] 1 Calvary Hospital Rabbi Rachmiel Rothberger 4 Young Israel of Pelham Parkway (646) 235-1964 or (718) 518-2193 2190 Muliner Avenue • (718) 824-0630 • www.yippjc.org 2 Albert Einstein College of Medicine (718) 430-2000 5 Residence Inn by Marriott New York www.einstein.yu.edu 1776 Eastchester Road • (718) 239-3939
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For more information:
Calvary Hospital (718) 518-2000
Calvary@Home (718) 518-2465 Calvary Brooklyn Campus (718) 630-6666 The Dawn Greene Hospice (718) 518-2465 at Mary Manning Walsh Home Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home (718) 518-2465 Rabbi Rachmiel Rothberger, BCC (646) 235-1964 (718) 518-2193 Rabbi Harold Stern, BCC (718) 518-2126 Rabbi Shmuel Zuckerman, M.Ed (718) 518-2129
Stay connected with us. Visit www.calvaryhospital.org and www.facebook.com/calvaryhospital/
Calvary Hospital complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461 Please visit our website at: www.calvaryhospital.org.
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