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Integrative MedicineIntegration: (Merriam Webster’s primary definition): incorporation as equals into an organization of individual or groups. Integrative Medicine: combining and offering the best practices from allopathic (Western medicine) and complementary medicine to promote and enhance the body’s innate abilities to heal, involving a partnership of the patient (and often the patient’s support system) and the practitioners of the various modalities to address healing on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual levels. Healing: from the Greek word haelen: To make whole, body, mind and spirit. Integrative Medicine at Clifton Springs HospitalWe are engaging allopathic practitioners in the integration of the complementary therapies offered in The Springs into the care of any patient coming to CSH&C. Our practitioners are actively working with staff in other hospital departments to create a truly integrated approach to treatment and providing staff education so that treatment plans can be appropriately designed and implemented. Patients seeking care at the Hospital will be offered the appropriate therapies for their particular condition. All patients may receive a complementary 10-minute massage, with physician’s order, or request acupuncture treatment as part of their care. Visiting family members may make appointments for themselves in The Springs for services that will help reduce stress, improve overall health and give them some pampering. Our goal is to incorporate all services in some way throughout the hospital to provide a more nurturing, personalized approach to care for inpatients and outpatients, as we continue to serve as a resource for the community. Current integration initiatives:
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