In the New Year, we will be evaluating each of our programs for effectiveness and improvement. For several years now, we have worked to improve our hospital visitation program to be sure we are providing support for those in our emergency services families who are hospitalized. We concede that we sometimes miss some folks when we simply don’t know they are hospitalized. To improve our efforts, we are asking for you to help us. If you know someone who is in the hospital that we can visit to offer support, please contact us on our website at www.firefightersupport.org, calling 843.300.1700, or by sending us a private message on our Facebook page.
We also know that many of our firefighters, EMS personnel, law enforcement officers, and 911 dispatchers from out-or-town come here to MUSC for medical care. We also know from experience that often their family members are here for extended periods of time during their treatment, particularly at the cancer or heart centers and the Children’s Hospital. All of us have experienced keeping a vigil while a loved one is in the hospital and we want to be sure the family members are supported as well.
The photo shown above is a card we place in the ICU waiting rooms to encourage those family members to reach out. Please let us know if you know someone who can benefit from our visit.