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Healing Healthcare Retreats

Creation and facilitation of nurturing retreats for nursing staff, nurse executives, and nursing faculty/students to boost morale, build trusting teams, and provide a nourishing time for nurses is a specialty of The BirchTree Center. Whether for Nurses’ Week, for a pre- or post-conference, or simply to show your appreciation for the diligent work produced by a team of nurses, we will tailor a retreat of any length to match your vision. Caring for self and others in a holistic paradigm is the core framework for all of our retreats.

“The course facilitated exploration of why we chose nursing as a profession, it reminded us of the roots of today's nursing practice in discussion of theorists and nursing scientists and it allowed us to share some caring moments with our peers. This program was presented in NYC on 9/14/01, only 3 days after the terrorist attacks and we literally still felt under siege. NYUMC was a central site for both the medical examiner and families. Nothing was normal and there was even a bomb threat during the day. I will never forget that the instructor was willing and able to care for the nurses here in the midst of that chaos and they will not forget how she cared for them that day.”

Roseann Pokoluk RNC, MA, CNRN, LMT
Staff Development Coordinator, NYU Medical Center

“Nurses need retreats as this for multiple reasons, especially to learn, focus on, and practice self-care. This program encompassed a lot of love, fun, laughter, sharing, energy and spirit.”

Patricia Maher-Brison, MSN, APRN, BC
New York State Nurses Association,
Statewide Peer Assistance For Nursing, Metro Regional Coordinator

“I would love my co-workers to come to this program. This program reminds you of why you chose to become a nurse. If all my co-workers could experience this program we would be a different group providing a new kind of care.”

Suzanne Chenowith, RN
Staff Nurse, Conway, NH