Dear Community Members: We are looking for a volunteer who can attend a meeting with the group below. Please contact me if you do this. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Westebbe, Mark < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** > > Dear Ehsan Ahmed: I just go off the phone with Zeinab Hassoun; she > suggested I write this email to you. I coordinate the Volunteer Chaplain > Program at ****Augusta** **Health** **Medical** **Center****. We would > like to know more about and be better prepared to care for Islamic patients > who may come to our hospital to receive medical care. Would you or someone > else be able to attend a meeting of our chaplains where we could explore > this question and help us learn how to appropriately respond to care needs > of Islamic patients? We would be welcome a presentation or informal > discussion and can feed you lunch. We meet the second Thursday most months, > perhaps we can set up a date to meet. **** > > Other Questions:**** > > 1. Do you have literature or other material that could help us and/or > help patients and families in times of stress and difficult decision-making? > **** > 2. Is it appropriate for us to keep on hand a copy of the Quran or > other texts which we could distribute to patients if they request them? > Where would we get these materials? **** > 3. Who should we call if a patient or family wanted support from an > Imam or other person from their faith tradition? **** > > ** ** > > Any help and/or education you could provide us would be most > appreciated. My contact information is given below, I look forward to > hearing from you. mark **** > > -- > *Rev. Mark Westebbe, MDIV, AAPC Fellow* > Chaplaincy Program Coordinator | Augusta Health > ****P.O. Box** 215** | ****64 Sports Medicine Drive**** | ****Fishersville > **, **VA** **22939**** > (540) 932-4179 *Office* | (540) 332-4991 *Fax* > *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]> | * > www.augustahealth.com* <http://www.augustahealth.com> > **** > > ** ** > -- Ehsan Ahmed 1060 Bobwhite Place Harrisonburg, VA 22802 Home:540-434-6276 Cell: 540-421-1793