General Hospital Part 3

Clinic Staff - These are the ones who help the people who can't help themselves... Some may say they don't deserve anything they can't pay for but the volunteers in the clinic believe any life is worth saving... It gets messy and a clinic can't save them all but they always try.  Thank you to those clinic staff who push for the rights of the down and out and needy, thank you for keeping your eyes open to the "least of these," you make the world a better place. 

As Christians we need to take a lesson here and see people for what they are, in need of something they don't deserve and can't pay for on their own... The great thing we can share with these people is, everyone in the world has a medicare plan through a red cross. Thank you Jesus.

Labour & Delivery Physician - This is a busy ward in the hospital!  You're on call all hours in case there's a baby who needs to make it's appearance... But the long hours are well worth it, what could be more rewarding than the birth of a new baby!  Not all the people come in to us are ready to support the needs of a new life but there are lots of people just waiting to love that life into adulthood!

In ministry we can always use volunteers in bringing new life into the family!  There are always great "moms" looking for new little ones to love, support and nurture and luckily, the babies born here will have the best father anyone can ask for!  Just remember, we are dealing with babies so we can't be too rough on them... We shouldn't expect them to jump out of the womb onto the floor, dress up in a suit and start speaking our language all in an hour, it takes time so be gentle!

Cardiac Care - Everyone on this floor has a damaged heart... Weather it's caused by years of abuse of their own doing or a sudden heart attack that knocks them down, it's our job to help them heal and move on into a fulfilling life.  They may not run as fast as they used to, they may have to medicate daily but they will live if we have anything to do with it. There's a lot of work for us in this position, we are there from the moment they arrive at the hospital through the operations, recovery, monitoring and physiotherapy until they are walking out the door and going home.  It's very important to help keep their spirits up, it's easy to get discouraged and to feel like you will never be healed from the damage to your heart but we cannot allow the patient to feel this way because the next step is giving up... These patients will survive and will live a full life if they don't give up so let us encourage them into all health! Amen?

Oncology - A lot of the patients here are fighting for their life, sometimes times they lose the battle before our eyes... You must be strong to work here!  Again, you will not be able to save every patient but all must be given the best chance possible!  We have the best doctor in the universe if they choose to fight and live they will, we have to try and lead them into choosing to fight for their life.  Not all choose to fight, sometimes they feel life is not worth it or they are simply to exhausted to try and that's the hard part, we can't force them to fight for it, but we must try. 

Other times passing away is the best thing for the patient, they are ready to go on and it's our responsibility to ready them for the journey. Even though their pain and struggle will be over and they are in a better place, it's hard on the family and on you, be strong.  You are here to support that family, be a friend, a confidant and strength to them.  You are here to guide that patient into the next life and help them know they are going to end up in a better place and watch the fear dissolve from their being.