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THE
HOSPITAL
HANDBOOK
A PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO
HOSPITAL VISITATION
Revised Edition
Lawrence D. Reimer
James T. Wagner
Foreword by Wayne E. Oates
We acknowledge with gratitude the following permissions:
•from The New English Bible © The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1961, 1970.
•from the Good News Bible copyright © American Bible Society, 1976.
•from Psalms/Now © 1973 Concordia Publishing House
• from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyrighted 1946, 1952, © 1971, 1973, the Division of Education and Ministry of the National Council of Churches of Christ. (Some RSV passages have been slightly altered, with the Division's consent, to reflect inclusive language.)
Copyright © 1984, 1988 Morehouse-Barlow Co., Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataliging-in-Publication Data
Reimer, Lawrence D.
The hospital handbook.
Includes bibliographies.
1. Church work with the sick–Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Pastoral medicine–Handbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Wagner, James T. II. Title
BV4335.R43 1988
259'.4 88-1790
ISBN 978-0-8192-1470-6
Printed in the United Satates of America
08 09 10 11 10 9
Dedication
to Mary Anne
and
Scott Wagner
Sandy,
Matthew
and
Christopher Reimer
CONTENTS
It's Not Like Where You Were Born
A Revolution You Ought to Know About
Private for Profit, Not-For-Profit
Meaning for Ministry, Lay Persons, and the Church
Activating the Role of Minister
Understanding the Organization of the Hospital
Various Types of Health Care Settings
Rights, Privileges, and Functions
RESOURCES FOR PRAYER, SCRIPTURE AND SACRAMENT
