Anointing of the Sick in the Intensive Medicine Unit - Last Greeting or Call for Help

The right of a conscious and competent patient to self-determination the ability make decisions about their own treatment affects outcome decisively. patient’s acceptance or rejection options doctor offers directs active medical interventions towards one goals: curing disease reducing suffering. In accordance with provisions Health Care Act, every person has practice religious rites during stay in hospital area provided for that purpose. During COVID-19 pandemic, functioning health system was changed. need isolation led ban on visits limited patients’ communication families loved ones, which only possible using cell phones. Priests were allowed access, but all infection prevention measures regarding staff. environment, Anointing Sick remained intervention ill person’s family able do ones. For critically ill, entry priest into “forbidden space” is spiritual act can communicate sick role an emissary family. He also perform instrumental by anointing blessed oil, desire healing. aim this text outline some aspects isolating patients from situation.