"While a patient, Rabbi Karff noticed that the Hospital is often just as demoralizing for employees as it is for patients. He wondered how the sense of calling, the sense of sacred vocation, that originally brought healthcare workers to the field could be rekindled.  He wondered how a sense of dignity could be restored to healthcare workers and patients alike."

To read more about spirit at work in healthcare, continue reading the above article by Spiritual Directors International member Margaret Benefiel, Healthcare as a sacred vocation.

  Margaret Benefiel, author of Healthcare as a sacred vocation.

 If you would like to meet Rabbi Karff, join us in Houston, Texas on April 19th, 2009 for the Spiritual Directors International pre-conference "Spiritual Direction in Healthcare Institute".  Rabbi Karff will be the midday meal keynote speaker.