Richardt S, Magers J
St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Health Prog. 1997 Nov-Dec;78(6):18-9, 34.
In 1989 the leaders of Daughters of Charity National Health System-East Central Region (DCNHS-EC) decided to explore their 10 facilities' underlying spirituality. A study group made up of top DCNHS-EC management and representatives of other DCNHS regions and ministries met quarterly for a year to discuss four topics: The distinction between "spirituality" and "religion". The difference between "human development" and "human formation". The primacy, in contemporary Western culture, of the "functional' dimension of human life over the "transcendent" dimension. The importance of "beholding the Mystery" of life, rather than trying to control or manipulate it. In 1990, at the end of their sessions, the group's participants published Spirituality and Spiritual Formation, a document summing up what they had learned. The leaders of each DCNHS-EC facility were urged to understand and support the document; the vice presidents for mission services were especially encouraged to integrate spirituality and spiritual formation in their work. Over the past seven years, the DCNHS-EC facilities have integrated spirituality in the workplace by emphasizing such events and activities as spirituality committees, retreats, renewal days, and pilgrimages. In September, St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services, Indianapolis, broke ground for a spirituality center for its associates, medical staff, volunteers, and benefactors and the members of their families.
1989年，仁爱修女会全国医疗系统中东部地区（DCNHS - EC）的领导们决定探究其10家医疗机构潜在的精神内涵。一个由DCNHS - EC高层管理人员以及其他DCNHS地区和部门代表组成的研究小组，在一年的时间里每季度会面一次，讨论四个主题：“精神性”与“宗教”的区别；“人类发展”与“人类塑造”的差异；在当代西方文化中，人类生活“功能性”维度相对于“超越性”维度的首要地位；审视生命“奥秘”的重要性，而非试图控制或操纵它。1990年，在会议结束时，该小组的参与者发表了《精神性与精神塑造》，这是一份总结他们所学内容的文件。DCNHS - EC各医疗机构的领导被敦促理解并支持这份文件；特别鼓励负责使命服务的副总裁们将精神性和精神塑造融入他们的工作中。在过去的七年里，DCNHS - EC的医疗机构通过强调诸如精神性委员会、静修、更新日和朝圣等活动，将精神性融入到工作场所。9月，印第安纳波利斯的圣文森特医院及健康服务机构为其员工、医务人员、志愿者、捐赠者及其家庭成员破土动工建设一个精神性中心。
