Healthcare is intricate and involves so many dimensions of care. A team approach, with each member contributing his or her unique yet complimentary areas of expertise, offers patients the most comprehensive care.
Spiritual care is a dimension of care that is often central to healing.
Medicine spurred on by the technological advances of the last half-century, focuses care in terms of curing. Curing is valuable and often desirable, but many illnesses in medicine are not curable but chronic and lifelong. I believe that there is always an opportunity for healing. Healing can be manifested by acceptance of one's situation, by having inner peace and hopefulness. Healthcare providers can help a patient heal by fostering hope and caring for the whole person.