In 2006, two Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation departments – Bereavement Services and Advance Care Planning – merged. Our mission is to
provide superior bereavement and advance care planning (ACP) professional education, educational materials, and patient support resources to healthcare
professionals and healthcare and community organizations.
Clinically based and backed by successful research initiatives, our department has trained more than 45,000 healthcare professionals worldwide, and assisted
hundreds of organizations in implementing our programs into their facilities and communities.
In 1981, Bereavement Services developed a comprehensive approach to caring for families whose babies died during pregnancy or shortly after birth. The program known as Resolve Through Sharing (RTS), was unique in healthcare. Based on our experience and research, we found that these skills can be learned.
Today, more than 30,000 healthcare professionals have been trained in the RTS Standard of Care. We've developed other bereavement courses and a wide range of bereavement resources to support continued bereavement care and education throughout the world. Learn more about Bereavement Services.
