Patient-Centered Care at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Sharp Memorial Hospital is committed to providing care that anticipates needs and goes beyond expectations. That means putting patients and their families at the center of everything we do. Care is tailored to the needs of the individual, in an environment that is supportive and respectful of personal preferences.

In 2012, Sharp Memorial was designated a Patient-Centered Care Hospital by the international patient advocacy group Planetree, Inc. The coveted designation signifies Sharp Memorial’s excellence in providing treatment that extends well beyond caring for a patient’s ailments and aiming to heal the person as whole.

An Environment Devoted to Healing
Sharp Memorial Hospital is designed to bring the outside world in through large sunlit windows located throughout the building. Soft, warm colors and artwork based on nature provide a comfortable, healing environment for patients and guests. The Jade Garden, located off the lobby, is a perfect area for meditation, relaxation and reflection.

Family and friends are a big part of the healing process — which is why all patient floors feature a living-room style Family Lounge where patients and guests can gather to enjoy amenities such as flat-screen televisions, beverages and other nourishment and computers with Internet access that come equipped with health education information.

Additional features of Sharp Memorial’s patient-centered care include:

• Arts for Healing Program 
  This program is designed to improve the emotional and spiritual health of patients by using life-enhancing activities (such as art projects, music therapy and more) in a healing and compassionate environment, which comforts patients and often encourages a faster recovery. A team of trained volunteers works with patients and their loved ones to create a balance between physical and emotional healing.
• Family-Centered Care
  At Sharp Memorial Hospital patients' families and loved ones are encouraged to participate in caregiving. We provide comfortable spaces, education, refreshments and other amenities to welcome families and guests into the healing process.
• Health Information Ambassadors
  Looking up health information on your own can be overwhelming. Our professional health librarians can help you check out books, CDs and videos or look up health information in our extensive catalog of medical journals — ranging in topics from cancer to nutrition to alternative medicine.
• Integrative Healing
  Sharp HealthCare’s integrative and complementary medicine programs incorporate unconventional healing approaches that go beyond traditional medicine to help patients achieve mental, emotional, spiritual, physical and social well being.

For More Information
To learn more about the hospital or to find a Sharp Memorial-affiliated physician, call 1-800-82-SHARP (1-800-827-4277), Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6 pm.