Internship Organization

Internship Organization

My internship site is Cranberry Hospice and Palliative Care, located in Plymouth, MA.  It is a department of Jordan Hospital.   I work mostly with the pediatric palliative care program called Fragile Footprints, along with the bereavement groups.  As an intern, I make home visits to patients or siblings of patients receiving care from Fragile Footprints.  I do work in the office (for example, organizing care plan binders, entering survey data, making copies, etc.) and attend the Fragile Footprints team meetings, which meet bi-weekly.  I assist and facilitate programs for bereavement and pediatric palliative care families.  Because I visit homes, my schedule is not too consistent and can change frequently.

The mission statement of Cranberry Hospice is, simply put, "Cranberry Hospice will provide excellent end of life care to the community."  The values of the Cranberry Hospice and Palliative Care team are:

Patient and family focused goals and outcomes

Creative and innovative ways to help achieve our goals

Honest interactions and informed consent

Respecting patient interests and limitations

Honoring and advocating for patient and family’s dignity and needs

Committed and enthusiastic care which promotes living life to the fullest

Compassionate understanding and consistency of service

Meeting people where they are

Exceeding expectations while fostering independence

Fostering hope and courage while preparing for death

Healing bereavement services

Treating everyone, as we would have our loved ones treated

(Taken from http://www.jordanhospital.org/body.cfm?id=283)