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The Congregation of Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was founded in Ciempozuelos-Madrid (Spain) on 31 May 1881, by St. Benedict Menni, Priest of the Order of St- John of God, along with María Josefa Recio and María Angustias Giménez, who were chosen by God to provide a solution to the lack of healthcare for, and the exclusion of, the mentally ill of that period. There work combined two fundamental aspects: charity and science.
CONGREGATION
IDENTITY
“The Founders belong to our history (...) their history, their values and the criteria of their actions are a reference to us.”
FOUNDERS
St. Benedict MenniHe was born in Milan (Italy) on 11 March 1841. He died in Dinan (France) on 24 April 1914. He was entrusted with the restoration of the Order of St. John of God in Spain, Portugal and Mexico He founded the Congregation of Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Key elements of his life: He was known for his deep faith in the merciful and healing Christ and for his committed vision of the reality of his time.
A pioneer of psychiatric care in the late 19th and 20th centuries. A promoter of focusing on the person within the healthcare process, of treating patients humanely and of considering insanity as an illness. The founders, along with another eight other sisters, represent the feminine face of Hospitality: “women who are committed, as a result of their faith, to the merciful liberation of other women.”
IDENTITY
FOUNDERSMaría Josefa Recio (Granada, 1846-1883): An example of heroic charity by offering her life to the cause of helping the ill.
María Angustias Giménez (Granada, 1849-1897): Intuitive, creative, of fine spiritual sensitivity. She was the First interpreter and chronicler of the Hospitaller itinerary.
IDENTITY
Hospitality is a deeply humane and Christian attitude, which is especially current in the globalised world. The word hospitality has significant connotations: humanity, welcome, universal nature, love, service, mutual assistance, caring for the poor. It has inspired the Hospitaller project from the very beginning and it continues to guide the good work of the Congregation’s institutions.
CHARISM
Its origin lies in the healing work of Jesus, “Good Samaritan of humankind, he lived his life doing good and healing the sick”. Based on this interpretation, hospitality is the Congregation’s defining charism and the most genuine characteristic with which to describe its identity.
IDENTITY
The fundamental elements within our project are the people: the recipients of our services, those providing the services and any others who are involved in the mission.
BASIS OF THE PROJECT
COMMUNITY
There is a close relational bond among all those involved in the Hospitaller work: persons cared for and their families, sisters, collaborators, volunteers, etc. This bond is inclusive and plural, capable of establishing collaboration and communion among those sharing the spirit and values of the Institution.
HOSPITALLER COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
We currently understand a shared mission as joint work, which requires sharing a single project and the sense of mission this encompasses, aside from sharing a single work space.Providing shared hospitality fundamentally requires the promotion of a path for the growth of the hospitality identity and favouring the shared responsibility for one same project.
SHARED MISSION
COMMUNITY
Our mission embodies and expresses the charism of hospitality in the shelter, assistance, specialise and preferential care for people who suffer from mental illness, intellectual or physical disability and other illnesses; taking into consideration the needs and urgent matters of each place and time, granting priority to the financially disadvantaged and neediest.
HOSPITALITY MISSION
MISSION
The Hospitaller Mission, in continuity with its origins and in response to the current challenges it faces, projects a path of constant solidarity with knowledgeable people from all over the world.
A LIVING PROJECT
The person enduring suffering is the central focus of the Hospitaller Mission; all resources are focused and revolve around that person. The founding spirit has an inspiring element, which is “unlimited love”. TODAY, AS YESTERDAY AND ALWAYS.
MISSION
“In our Institution we consider the key identifying values... in so far as they manifest OUR OWN MANNER OF WHAT WE DO.”
IDENTITY AND VALUES
The Hospitaller values are the key element of our Institution’s identity. These are integrated into the training and assistance processes, they are an unavoidable reference for guiding the decisions made by the responsible parties. All of this becomes a common space, a meeting point and commitment for all.
VALUES
All of our values can be summarised in one word: HOSPITALITY
Hospitality is a basic human value that is essential to society, welfare and healthcare. It involves offering space and time, attention and care, charity and resources to each of the beneficiaries of our mission. This core value is embodied in eight values:
1. COMPASSION FOR THE EXCLUDED2. SERVING THE SICK AND THE NEEDY3. LIBERATING HOSPITALITY4. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE5. PROFESSIONAL QUALITY6. HUMANISING CARE7. ETHICS IN EVERYTHING WE DO8. HISTORIC CONSCIENCE
FORMULATION
VALUES
The care for the person in their integrity, their reinsertion into society and the defence of their own dignity constitute unavoidable premises and are the basis of the hospitality model.
HOSPITALITY MODEL
WELFARE MODEL
Psychiatric and Mental Health CareWe provide ongoing care through each of the phases of illness, from prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and social reinsertion. Our aim is to help people with mental health problems to resume their life projects with dignity and maintain an adequate quality of life.
Psychogeriatric CareA social-healthcare service that provides integral care for elderly people suffering from multiple pathologies, functional or cognitive impairment and/or behavioural alterations. It offers two types of care: residential and day care.
LINES OF CARE
WELFARE MODEL
Learning DisabilitiesWith a view to providing a comprehensive, humane, educational, rehabilitating and personalised care, the Congregation promote centres and services which are adapted to the needs and expectations of the users and their families.
Brain damageMultidisciplinary units for the neuro-rehabilitation of patients with brain damage caused by head injuries, strokes and other causes, through neuro-psychological and speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and other related medical treatments. Our aim is to teach our patients a “new way of living” in physical, mental, social and family terms.
LINES OF CARE
WELFARE MODEL
Palliative careThese units are devoted to patients in advanced-terminal phases of illness, who require specialised care that includes both the control of physical symptoms and the physhological, social and spiritual support that is necessary in order to minimise the suffering of both the patients and their families.
General medicineOur general hospitals are centres for the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, by means of a wide range of medical-surgical specialities and other specialist units.
LINES OF CARE
WELFARE MODEL
Our hospitality model also demands we promote teaching, research and innovation, promote pastoral care, volunteering and ethics. As well as promoting cooperation for development, favouring solidarity inside and outside of the Institution.
OTHER SERVICES
WELFARE MODEL
The Sisters Hospitallers currently manage more than 200 centres spread over Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
We have a presence in 27 countries with 15,797 healthcare and social posts and more than 2 million beneficiaries in the past year. This work is carried out thanks to the human and professional dedication of 1,138 sisters, 10,500 workers and numerous volunteers.
THE HOSPITALITY FIGURES
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