title: Development of a bereavement program in a tertiary medical center.
abstract: Despite the fact that our institution has approximately 40 inpatient deaths per month, until recently virtually no support was provided to families/friends of the deceased. We developed and implemented a comprehensive bereavement program to prepare individuals for the loss and also to support them through the grieving process.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine Program, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822-0140, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Neil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neidig
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006266:Health Education; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*