Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Caritas in Action How Caring Science informs and inspires KP caregivers and affirms our commitment to provide our patients and their families exceptional care Caritas Consortium 2014 Transcending the Walls of the ICU Honoring Health, Healing & Wholeness
How ICU transforms the high tech, noisy, medical-centric critical care environment to make it a healing environment for patients.
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Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
Caritas in ActionHow Caring Science informs and inspires KP caregivers and affirms our commitment to provide our
patients and their families exceptional care
Caritas Consortium 2014Transcending the Walls of the ICU
Honoring Health, Healing & Wholeness
Transcending the Walls of the ICU
Intent to Contribute Statement:
Participants will create a poster board demonstrating how KPSFO ICU transforms the high tech, noisy, medical-
centric critical care environment to make it a healing environment for patients. “Transcending the walls of the
ICU” is achieved by transforming the environment:
Physically- through mobilization
Visually- through photos/art on the unit and in the hospital
Mentally/Spiritually- through music i.e. the harpist, the care channel Participants from KPSF: June Steckham,