Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm
Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm
Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V
January 20, 2013
Introduction
In our quest for providing a wholesome and healing environment for patients today, some hospitals have focused on holistic approaches that encompass the body, mind and soul to incorporate external environment. The model of healing hospital paradigm takes recovery and wellness of a person’s total being into account. Contrary to traditional way of curing diseases, this model concept embellished the idea that the physical needs as well as the emotional and spiritual needs are paramount to the patients’ healing process. Important to this paradigm are the three main components which are a loving care culture, an environment that fosters healing and an integration of technology and work design. However, one should not forget that there are multiple challenges to overcome with the implementation of the healing environment in the customary hospital setting. This paper will discuss the components of healing hospitals and their relationships to spirituality, challenges or barriers and the complexities involved in the implementation.
Components of a Healing Hospital
In this part of the healing paradigm, the patient healing environment plays a pivotal role and is of utmost importance. This involves the type of care and the patient exposure to situation when receiving treatment (Samueli Institute 2010). Within the healing hospital paradigm, medication, medical intervention and procedures are not the only entities that are considered. How caregivers engage families and patients in the caring and treatment process are also taken into consideration. According to (Chapman 2007), “this concept is based on the idea that emotional and spiritual well being contributes to physical well being”. The Bible according to St. Matthew 28:19; 28 clearly states, “the father, the son, and the holy spirit are one” therefore in comparison according to this paradigm the physical body, the
Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V
January 20, 2013
Introduction
In our quest for providing a wholesome and healing environment for patients today, some hospitals have focused on holistic approaches that encompass the body, mind and soul to incorporate external environment. The model of healing hospital paradigm takes recovery and wellness of a person’s total being into account. Contrary to traditional way of curing diseases, this model concept embellished the idea that the physical needs as well as the emotional and spiritual needs are paramount to the patients’ healing process. Important to this paradigm are the three main components which are a loving care culture, an environment that fosters healing and an integration of technology and work design. However, one should not forget that there are multiple challenges to overcome with the implementation of the healing environment in the customary hospital setting. This paper will discuss the components of healing hospitals and their relationships to spirituality, challenges or barriers and the complexities involved in the implementation.
Components of a Healing Hospital
In this part of the healing paradigm, the patient healing environment plays a pivotal role and is of utmost importance. This involves the type of care and the patient exposure to situation when receiving treatment (Samueli Institute 2010). Within the healing hospital paradigm, medication, medical intervention and procedures are not the only entities that are considered. How caregivers engage families and patients in the caring and treatment process are also taken into consideration. According to (Chapman 2007), “this concept is based on the idea that emotional and spiritual well being contributes to physical well being”. The Bible according to St. Matthew 28:19; 28 clearly states, “the father, the son, and the holy spirit are one” therefore in comparison according to this paradigm the physical body, the