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Our convents and institutions in various countries are organized into Provinces or Regions, each with a superior. Currently, there are two Provinces: the German and the Swiss. Regions are those branches of the order that were founded last and do not have the size appropriate to a province. So there is a Brazilian and an Asian region. If there is a single house in a particular country, then it does not belong to either a region or a province, but is directly responsible to the General Administration.
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The Brothers’ Hospital (Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder) in Trier with 600 beds is certified as an emergency hospital as well as a specialty hospital by the state government. As a teaching hospital of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, each year about 40 medical interns are trained. Right now, the hospital has the following departments:
The three fully accredited schools and continuing education center at the Brothers’ Hospital are gathered into the Institute for Health Care Professions (Bildungsinstitut für Gesundheitsfachberufe)
Schools:
The St. Joseph hospital administers schools of nursing, massage, and physical therapy. The Brothers’ St. Peter’s Hospital in Bonn with its 288 beds is certified as an emergency hospital and has an excellent reputation in the region.
The Brothers’ Hospital in Paderborn is certified as a general hospital with 400 beds. It is a teaching hospital associated with the Westphalian Wilhelm University of Münster. The beds are divided as follows:
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The facilities of the Brothers of Mercy in Saffig is divided into three areas:
More independent persons with emotional and mental disabilities live in supervised or unsupervised group homes in Saffig and environs. The Psychiatric Clinic with 65 beds in four open design stations can, with a few exceptions, take car of the entire spectrum of general mental illness. The St. Joseph’s Workshop received its accreditation in 1988 and provides 130 work places for residents and handicapped persons from the region. The Schönfelderhof near Zemmer is a full-time residential facility for chronically mentally ill and for mentally handicapped persons. This facility is divided as follows:
Home area: 133 residents Wohnheim: In this older residence there are five residential groups with from 8-12 residents. Off-site residences: Currently, 33 people live in 8 residential groups in the vicinity of the Schönfelderhof as well as in the city of Trier. Supervised residences: Sixteen people live in dual or single occupancy apartments in the vicinity of the Hof or in Trier. The certified St. Bernard’s Workshop provides 130 work places, of which 40 are reserved for non-residents. In Bad Rilchigen Hanweiler, a part of the city of Kleinblittersdorf, the Brothers of Mercy administer a facility for the care of the elderly and handicapped. In St. Vincent’s Home there are 140 places available, in addition to a short-term care facility. In the St. Joseph’s Home for the Handicapped, 120 people have found a home. The elderly of the Upper Saar region are also provided with a meals on wheels service. »Über den Dächern Freiburgs« liegt die Reha- und Kurklinik der Barmherzigen Brüder in einem 48000 m2 großen Park. Im Rahmen der stationären Rehabilitations- und Kurmaßnahmen werden 103 Planbetten versorgt.
In Freiburg, the Rehabilitation and Convalescent Center of the Brothers of Mercy lies in the middle of a 48,000 m2 park and provides room for 103 patients. There is an indoor swimming pool as well as an open air pool. |
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The Swiss Province of the congregation supports three charitable institutions in Switzerland: The Psychiatric Clinic »Franziskusheim« in Oberwil/Zug, and two homes for the elderly: »Alterspfegeheim Steinhof« in Lucerne and the »Altenheim St. Josefshaus« in St. Gall. |
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Our brothers in Brazil operate a hospital in Maringa as well as a home for the elderly in Porto Alegre.
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In Asia the Brothers of Mercy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help support a hospital in Ipoh, Maylasia, and a residential facility in Singapore.
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In Rome the Brothers of Mercy run a home for pilgrims, the »Casa Domitilla«. In Strasbourg the Brothers take care of a home for the elderly. In Luxembourg the Brothers of Mercy are active in home care. See this page for addresses! |