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Spiritual care can best be defined as acknowledging the spiritual dimensions of life and encompassing the heart and soul of an individual. It is person-centred and welcomes all personal convictions or life orientations. In ICU we aim to accommodate for all kinds of spiritual care required and welcome families to speak to the team for recourses available within the hospital or to organise their own external support.
The Pastoral Care Department within Nepean Hospital provides pastoral care services to the ICU. The department includes Chaplains and accredited Pastoral Care Volunteers from various denominations that can provide spiritual counselling and emotional support for patients and their families. A patient or family member could be offered a Chaplain's visit when he or she is apprehensive about impending surgery, has received bad news about their illness, is discouraged, depressed, lonely or just needs someone to talk to.
Chaplains are also available to arrange religious rituals and sacraments as requested, connect a person to the spiritual representative of their choice or facilitate special ceremonies for many different situations.
Chaplains operate between 0900-1700hrs, 7 days a week. At other times local clergy are available upon request.
If you would like to contact the Pastoral Care Department please ask any one of our staff members to make a referral.
There is a Chapel available within the hospital to provide a quiet place for prayer/reflection/meditation/quiet time for people of every faith and belief system. This is situated on Level 2 near East Block and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Certain religious services are also offered on set days of the week, including:
Service | Time |
Christian Worship Service | Sunday 1100hrs |
Mass | Friday 1200hrs |
Jumma: Prayer Room | Friday 1300hrs |
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Patient Safety
Patient safety is an essential component of high-quality care provided in the ICU. Our team have worked hard to establish a number of tools and strategies that ensures the ICU provides safe care, in the context of evidence-based practice and the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) requirements.
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Beyond Critical Care
Leaving critical care and going to the ward is an important step in your recovery process as your ICU stay only plays a small part in your journey in hospital. The following information will help you and your family learn more about the ward environment and provide information about your recovery process.
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