Schwartz Center Rounds are unique, multi-disciplinary sessions in which hospital staff explore the emotional side of caregiving.
Schwartz Center Rounds
01/21/2009Description:
A national program with sites across the country, Schwartz Center Rounds are funded by the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, a Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing compassionate healthcare. In a typical Rounds session, a panel of caregivers presents a patient case that brought up interesting and important psychosocial issues.
Eighty-nine percent of inpatients report that Massachusetts General Hospital staff provide thorough discharge instructions, compared with a national average of 79 percent.