Quilting Comfort and Care for
St. Catherine’s Palliative Care Patients
Smithtown, New York - St. Catherine’s
Palliative Care Program received a generous donation from
The Saint James Lutheran Church Piecemakers, of six hand-made
quilts on Monday, September 15, 2008.
Photo: Center: Marcus Anthony Acosta, Palliative Care
Intern; Dorothy Raniolo, LSW, Directly Behind, Maureen Feeley,
Palliative Care Coordinator, and members of the St. James
Lutheran Quilters
The quilts were printed with bible verses on the inside labels
of the quilts to identify The Saint James Lutheran Piecemakers.
The quilts were created specifically for the Palliative Care
program to join in the dedicated mission, to bring care with
both comfort and dignity. Quilts are essential to the Palliative
care program. They provide comfort to a patient and later
can become an object of transition for the bereaved family,
preserving the memory of their loved one.
Maureen Feeley, RN and Palliative Care Program Coordinator
and Dorothy Raniolo, LMSW accepted the quilts. They gave the
St. James Lutheran Quilters a presentation about the nature
of the program and how beneficial the quilts will be to Palliative
Care patients.
Palliative Care is a specialty service offered at St. Catherine
of Siena Medical Center for patients and families facing serious,
life-threatening illnesses, aiming to alleviate suffering,
symptoms, and to improve quality of life. Palliative Care
is also available for relief of side-effects of curative treatments.
For more information about St. Catherine’s Palliative
Care program, please call (631) 862-3646.
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Contact: Karla Mason
Karla.mason@chsli.org
(631) 862-3523
Fax (631) 862-3943
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