Patient and Family Centered Care
What is Patient and Family Centered Care?
It is an approach to health care that:
Actively engages patients and families as partners to shape policies, programs, facility design, and day-to-day interactions.
Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC) has been shown to lead to better health outcomes, wiser allocations of resources, and greater patient and family satisfaction.
It is a partnership based on equality
South Shore Hospital providers: Listen with care and seek to understand the perspectives and needs of patients and their families.
Patient and Family Advisors: Provide their perspective and ideas for improving the health care experience.
Core Principles of Patient and Family Centered Care
People are treated with respect and dignity.
Health care providers communicate and share complete and unbiased information with patients and families in ways that are affirming and useful.
Individuals and families build on their strengths through participation in experiences that enhance control and independence.
A collaboration among patients, families, and providers occurs in policy and program development and professional education, as well as in delivery of care.
Who can be an advisor?
Any patient or family member who has received or is currently receiving care at South Shore Hospital, who would like to volunteer for two or more hours per month.
What are the qualities of an advisor?
- Shares insights and experience in productive ways
- Sees beyond his or her own personal experience
- Respects diversity and differing opinions
- Listens well
- Collaborates on solutions
- Has a passion for enhancing the health care experience
How do advisors partner with South Shore Hospital staff?
Advisors work in partnership with staff, nurses, and doctors in specific care areas. Your care experiences inform us how we can improve the health care experience.
Advisory Councils have been formed for these care areas:
- Oncology Care
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Perinatal Care
- Emergency Care
How do I become an advisor?
Call South Shore Hospital Patient and Family Centered Care at (781) 624-4047 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. 5 p.m. If you receive a recording, please include your name, your interest in becoming an advisor, and how best to contact you.
Send and email to michele_driscoll@sshosp.org
Send a letter to:
Patient and Family Centered Care Program
Attn: Michele Driscoll
55 Fogg Road,
South Weymouth, MA 02190-2455
Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC) Annual Report 2011
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As a Pinwheel Sponsor South Shore Hospital has formally affiliated with the leading national organization for patient-and family-centered care.
The pinwheel symbolizes the Institute’s commitment to enhance partnerships among health care providers, patients of all ages, and their families in hospital and community settings.The pinwheel represents interaction and synergy. When all parts of the pinwheel work well together, each part supports another. This is our vision for patient- and family-centered systems of care.
