Dear Roswell Park Families:
The Spiritual Care staff at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center would like to extend our services to you and your family. These services are open to all patients, regardless of your religious affiliation, whether you are in hospital, at home or another facility.
Members of the Spiritual Care staff regularly visit patients while they are in-hospital and are able to offer on-going support as needed. We would like to continue this supportive presence to patients and family members at the time of discharge as well as to our patients who are being treated in the clinics.
Also, we would like to serve as a bridge between yourself and your spiritual community. I encourage you to notify your faith community if you are admitted and would like someone to visit you or if you would like to be included on a prayer list. If you are not connected with a particular community, the spiritual care staff can offer the support you may need and if desired, connect you with a faith community.
Please continue to look at our web site to see what services and resources are available through the Spiritual Care Department. If at any time you would like to speak with any staff in Spiritual Care, you can contact us at (716) 845-8051.
Rev. Dr. Melody Rutherford, DMIN, MDiv, MS-BCC
Director of Spiritual Care
Sunday, October 27, 2024
8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Join us at our annual Fall Patients and Caregivers Overnight Retreat, hosted at the Aloft Hotel Buffalo at 500 Pearl St. Join us for a full day of wellness sessions and presentations led by Roswell Park experts:
- Creative Writing with Minnie Wyse
- Healing Touch with Dr. Sue Hess, PhD, CHTP
- Meditation with Joe DiNardo
- Yoga Stretch with Julia Kress
- Sound Therapy with Rachel Stevens from Ambient Sounds
- A special presentation by Dr. Desi Carozza, Roswell Park Medical Director for Geriatrics and Bioethics
There is limited space for this event! Registration is $60 per person — each patient must be accompanied by their caregiver. For more information and to register, please contact our Spiritual Care team at 716-845-8051.
*Staying overnight at the Aloft is not required, at a rate of $159.00 per room. Please call the Aloft Hotel at 716-849-7280 before September 27 to reserve.