No One Dies Alone program volunteers sit with dying patients at two Utah hospitals

A very commendable program! Praise to the volunteers!

"... The idea for No One Dies Alone began with Sandra Clark, a nurse in Oregon, according to a history of the program on the U.’s website. The No One Dies Alone program at the U. was started in 2017, and today, there are similar programs at Intermountain Healthcare, John Hopkins Hospital and other institutions around the country.

When Gustafson first started volunteering with the program, it was hard for her to imagine that some people don’t have anyone to be with them when they die, she said. “But it happens a lot more than I think we realize.” ..."

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