Overview

The Hospital Visitation Handbook for Ministers is a brief overview of the general protocols for visiting and praying for the sick. The Hospital Visitation Handbook for Ministers provides helpful information for every pastor, priest, deacon, minister, friend, and family member. This invaluable resource combines the virtues of empathy and faith with the essentials of preparation and training. The Hospital Visitation Handbook provides a general overview for visiting the sick; praying for the sick; special procedures for visiting babies, the elderly, and the mentally ill; visiting comatose or dying patients; patient privacy; concerns about hospital care; observing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and much, more. Should one desire a more in-depth treatment of hospital visitation than the brief and general Handbook, please consider the Hospital Visitation Guide for Ministers, which provides a wider range of specific topics and protocols suitable for in-depth training and preparation. It is not necessary to purchase both the Handbook and the Guide as the Hospital Visitation Guide for Ministers contains all of the information in the Handbook. Both the Hospital Visitation Handbook for Ministers and the Hospital Visitation Guide for Ministers are helpful in gaining useful insights into hospital protocols, including the safety and legal requirements that every visitor should know and observe. However, for more in-depth study, the Hospital Visitation Guide for Ministers delves deeper into topics briefly explained in the Handbook. Additionally, the Guide provides help for assisting patients and families make tough decisions, navigate legalities and locate helpful resources for veterans among others.