Port Jefferson, NY - January 15, 2015 - Share the gift of presence at the Good Shepherd Hospice Inpatient Center in Port Jefferson as special volunteer known as The Compassionate Shepherd. The Compassionate Shepherd is a specially trained volunteer who may sit vigil or offer comfort and support to hospice patients at our Inpatient Center who are in their final hours of life. Hospice is dedicated to making every minute of life as comfortable as possible and ensuring that no one has to die alone.
As a Compassionate Shepherd you may be called upon to be a calming presence, sit with the patient, share silence, talk and listen, read aloud, play music among many things. Our goal is to provide a Compassionate Shepherd to be with patients when members of their family cannot be present.
Please join us at the Good Shepherd Hospice Inpatient Center located next to St. Charles Hospital at 200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 for one of the following informational sessions:
- Thursday January 29th 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Saturday January 31st 10 am – 12 noon
RSVP required. Please call the Volunteer Department at 631-828-7611. Other volunteer opportunities are available.
Good Shepherd Hospice is a major healthcare provider in New York State whose mission is to care for terminally ill patients and their families, facing life’s final journey, with an interdisciplinary team of health care providers who treat the body, mind and spirit. Palliative care, hospice care and bereavement support services are offered to all residents of Nassau and Suffolk Counties of Long Island. The Good Shepherd Hospice program is accessible to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, lifestyle or economic status. Good Shepherd Hospice is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. For more information, visit the website or call 631-465-6300.