The goals of PFAC are to:
- Enhance communication between patients, family members and Enloe caregivers
- Empower patients and family members to be active participants in their health care
- Identify and address patient and family needs in all aspects of the health care journey (physical, mental and spiritual)
Together, we can design programs and services that meet the needs of our patients and their families. We will show respect for our patients’ diverse knowledge, values, beliefs and cultural backgrounds.
As a member of PFAC, you will:
- Help Enloe’s caregivers better understand issues from “the other side of the bed”
- Take part in creating services and programs that personalize and humanize health care
- Expand your own understanding of the health care system and how it works, so you can better navigate it
- Become an advocate for health services for family, friends and others in the community
If you are appointed to PFAC:
- You are to attend monthly PFAC meetings and other special meetings as needed.
- You should arrive to meetings prepared for discussion and ready to collaborate with others.
- You will review documents and work on program evaluations.
- You will serve as an advisory resource to Enloe administration and staff.
- You will help plan and implement PFAC initiatives.
- You are to act as a goodwill ambassador for Enloe in the community.
- Represent Enloe’s mission, goals, and core values in all that you do.
