The chapel in the hospital in Miramichi, New Brunswick, has had all religious symbols removed from it.
Slowly, the news is spreading ... and it worries me.
Fraser Health Region in BC has eliminated the position of chaplains/spiritual care directors from their area hospitals. Budgets are tight ... so they say 'non-core services' have to go ... despite the research to support the key role spiritual care plays in health & recovery. The illusion continues that people 'get this care' in their communities ... which for many who arrive at our hospital doors is simply not true.
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