Introduction Compassion appears to be a vital quality and feeling in the field of delivering medical services. However, there is no exact opinion in respect of its expression and even definition, and a great number of researchers present different points of view in this regard. For this reason, this paper is intended to analyze some articles on this topic and clarify this issue. All the works have to match the following criteria – the publication date ranging from 2018 to 2020 and being a comprehensive study of a particular issue. Therefore, the most relevant and profound explorations were gathered. The purpose of this paper is to present a literature review on compassion in the sphere of medicine and analyze all the items critically. Defining Compassion in a Hospital Setting The first article to be analyzed is Defining Compassion in a Hospital Setting: Consensus on the Characteristics that Comprise Compassion from Researchers in the Field written by Durkin, Jackson, and Usher. The aims are formulated in the following way: “to seek consensus on the key characteristics that comprise compassion in a health care setting from pre-defined experts currently researching in the field” (1, p. 146). Therefore, as for the type of the study, it is closer to a systematic review. The researchers stick to the method of the four-phase Delphi process, which consists of a literature review, an open-ended questionnaire, the analysis of the results and the connection to the literature, and two round Delphi approach. The research reveals hardships in explaining the abstract term ‘compression’ in the context of delivering medical services. Therefore, it is difficult to evaluate the behavior of a professional, as the criteria are not elaborated. Nevertheless, a number of critical characteristics defining compassion in a hospital setting were identified. According to the authors, “compassion is expressed through meaningful action, helping behaviors, words, relational understanding, and interaction. The response to suffering is an empathetic one, not one of pity” (1, p. 155). In order to express this feeling, a health worker should achieve an emotional connection with a patient. The results presented in the article may be considered relatively valid. The researchers have examined a huge variety of modern literature on this topic in order to present the most comprehensive picture. However, in order to achieve more clarity in this regard, some works of foreign scientists may be leveraged. Consequently, this theme may be continued, and the attitudes to compassion in the field of medicine in different countries may be compared. As for the articles in the English language, the research appears to be respectively profound and thorough. It also should be noted that the article contains a crucial insight, which is highly likely to be beneficial in case applied to practice. The authors state: “suffering from a patient is not necessary to express compassion” (1, p. 155). Such a conclusion may significantly relieve the stress of curing people and coping with their health problems, which is usual among health professionals. Embodying Compassion The same authors, namely Durkin, Usher, and Jackson, have presented another study, which i