The Library for Healing

"My father just had a stroke. What does that mean?"

"I have to have knee surgery. Are there any other options?"

"My husband is very ill. Where can I find some comforting words? What can I do to help when he comes home?"

"My child doesn't understand that his grandfather just died. How can I explain it to him?"

Visitors and patients at Baptist Medical Center can find answers to these questions and many more at the Library for Healing, located in the main corridor of the medical center's first floor, near the Tower elevators and Surgical Waiting. The library has been designed with the knowledge that information can be a powerful tool to help people cope with illness or the hospitalization of a loved one. It offers a range of materials to help people learn more about their health concerns, including hundreds of books, magazines, CDs and tapes. The library offers:

• Computers with Internet access to help people find useful medical knowledge and suggested health web sites or to send email
• A photocopier.
• Music CDs, books on tape and CD, and players that may be taken on loan to patients' rooms.
• The Talking Books program through the Jacksonville Public Library.

Donations to support the library's collections and future improvements are welcome. For information on making a donation, call the Baptist Health Foundation at 904.202.2919.

A Soothing Environment
The Library for Healing's amenities extend beyond information. Along with knowledge, the library provides an escape from the hospital's clinical environment. Relax while listening to the sounds of our fountain or to some soothing music. Or, flip through some magazines about wellness while enjoying the sun's warm rays, which come through the library's three skylights.

Your Presciption for Information
Compassionate and skilled assistance from our Community Health Educators, Medical Librarian, other staff, and volunteers is available to help you find information. Your doctor or nurse can also write a "prescription for information". Bring it to us; we will fill it.

Library Policies and Hours
All of our services are provided free of charge. Most books, CDs, and equipment circulate for short periods (one to seven days) to registered borrowers. Library cards are issued to patients and visitors with appropriate identification. Assistance is available for visitors with special needs. No food is permitted in the library. In order to respect the needs of our library visitors and to provide the best learning environment, children under 14 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.

Regular hours are 8:30am to 4:00pm. For holiday hours, please call 904.202.HEAL (4325).

Heart Hospital Location
The Heart Library, located on the 4th floor of the Heart Hospital on the Baptist Downtown campus provides online access to health information. A phone is provided for quick access to our Community Health Educators, Medical Librarian, other staff, and volunteers located in the Library for Healing.