CALVARY IN THE NEWS – 2020 To date!

Catholic New York, February 2020

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WOR Radio “WOR Saturday Morning” February 21^st being National Caregivers Day

In recognition of February 21^st being National Caregivers Day, “WOR Saturday Morning” (6:00-7:00 am ET) broadcast a 10-minute interview with Calvary Hospice social worker, Kate Mohan, LMSW, ACHP-SW, about “Self-care Tips for Caregivers.”

WCBS Radio spotlights Calvary Social Worker

This week, right in time for National Social Workers Month, Pat Farnack of WCBS Radio spotlights Calvary social worker, Karen Wilkow, LCSW, ACHP-SW, several times on her weekday program, “The Health and Well Being Report.”

Hear the full interview: https://wcbs880.radio.com/media/audio-channel/karen-wilcow-social-worker-at-calvary-hospital

USA TODAY (March 2020)

A support group can be a resource for coping with loss. According to the Hospice Foundation of America, participating in a support group can help the griever find new empathy, new understandings, and renewed strengths.

maria georgopoulos How to find the right support group for you quotes Maria Georgopoulos, LMHC, FT director of bereavement services at Calvary Hospital.

Mishpacha (April 2020)

In these challenging days of corona protocol, as many patients are tragically alone in their final moments, hospital chaplains are facing the most unimaginable challenges of their careers

Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Rachmiel Rothberger, was one of four people that Mishpacha magazine interviewed about the challenges facing hospital chaplains during this pandemic. Learn more.

The City, July 2020

‘A Bad Dream’: New York Children Who’ve Lost Parents to COVID-19 Face Hardships Beyond Grief

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“Grief through an Immigrant Lens” – July 2020

Webinar by Calvary bereavement counselor, Rashida Sanchez

Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/5_JqFJ3s_X9OYK_N4VvGebAQOIj9T6a80CgY-PcMyho-GIZX1klejz1BOzQLrF92
Password: F26EM&85

Home-Based Palliative Care Programs Were Among the Hardest Hit by COVID-19

In spring, the U.S. recording more than 100,000 new COVID-19 infections per day seemed impossible. Yet surges in nearly every state pushed Wednesday’s daily total to more than 107,000 new infections — a global record.

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ArchCare’s Calvary offers grief support in the time of COVID-19

Catholic Health World spotlights a unique Calvary/ArchCare collaboration to help bereaved families during the pandemic.

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HEALTH AND WELL BEING, Dr. Christopher Comfort – National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.

For National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, WCBS Radio’s “The Health and Well Being Report” interviewed Dr. Comfort extensively. To hear Pat Farnack’s full interview:

Listen to the complete interview here.