DRK sisterhood Rheinpfalz-Saar
The DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. is a non-profit association under the umbrella of the German Red Cross with around eight hundred members and in the training body of two schools for nursing professions as well as the institution of a senior citizen's facility , an outpatient service and provider of living with service. Its members work across the Palatinate and Saarland as nursing staff in hospitals , clinics, hospices and inpatient and outpatient care facilities for the elderly. Sororities belong to the oldest part of the Red Cross movement.
history
Foundation of the German Red Cross
In 1859 the Swiss Henry Dunant got caught between fighting troops in Solferino . After the battle had been fought, he realized with horror that there was no help for the injured. Together with volunteers from the village, Dunant organized the supplies for the people, regardless of which side of the fighting they belonged to. After his return to Switzerland , Henry Dunant founded the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which quickly found global approval and is now the largest humanitarian aid organization in the world.
Women's associations were an important element of the movement, supported by upper class women or nobles . In addition to the humanitarian idea, the Red Cross idea offered them a foundation to enable women interested in vocational training to receive qualified nursing training and to give these unmarried and working women social status. The women received theoretical and practical training in schools, primarily from doctors. In order to secure the care of the sisters in case of illness and in old age, the "sister insurance association " was established in 1904, today organized as the company pension scheme of the DRK pension fund.
Foundation of the regional DRK sisterhood in the Palatinate
In 1872 the Sisterhood of the Red Cross was founded in Munich , whose Red Cross Sisters worked in the Palatinate. In 1873 the mill owner Philippine Sauter from Neustadt donated a spacious new building to the sisters, which was to be used as an asylum for nurses and as a hospice to take in the wounded and which became the first independent outpost in the Palatinate. Due to the rapid expansion of the fields of work, the Presidium of the DRK decided in 1942 to found the new Sisterhood of the Palatinate. In 1987 this was merged with the Saarland Sisterhood, founded in 1912.
Nursing activity
Rotkreuzstift retirement home
In the Rotkreuzstift in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse , 60 residents can experience permanent care and support.
DRK care service
The outpatient service of the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. is based in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and offers housekeeping and care services. Service recipients can use care services according to § 45 SGB XI, basic care, treatment care and domestic care.
Retirement home Neustadt
In the senior citizens' residence there are barrier-free condominiums with emergency call devices in different sizes available for rent. Various additional services are offered.
Offer for people with dementia and their relatives
The coffee break offer of the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. consists of short-term care by a nurse and trained helpers. This relieves caring relatives by the hour. If necessary, the costs can be refinanced through the long-term care insurance. The meeting takes place in the premises of the Red Cross Foundation in Neustadt and is organized by the DRK care service.
Sponsoring companies
The sisterhood is a co-partner of the non-profit DRK -trägergesellschaft Süd-West mbH and the DRK-Krankenhaus GmbHs Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland with their own facilities for sick, pediatric, elderly care and obstetrics.
Nursing partnerships / provision
The Red Cross Sisters of the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. work on presentation contracts in hospitals and care facilities of other providers in the Palatinate and Saarland .
Training sponsorship
The DRK Sisterhood is part of the training sponsorship of two schools for nursing professions , the nursing school at Saarlouis Hospital from the DRK and, together with the Alice Sisterhood Mainz, of the training center for nursing professions in Hachenburg at the DRK Altenkirchen-Hachenburg hospital. By 2020, the schools were in health and medical care of, from 2020, the generalist training as a nurse and be completed househusband. The sisterhood with the DRK Clinic Mettlach for Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, the guest houses in Lebach, Hülzweiler, Dillingen and Wadgassen as well as the Rotkreuzstift and the DRK Care Service in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse offer the same training course as well as training to become a geriatric care assistant . In addition, there are training cooperations with schools in Alzey and Kaiserslautern as well as the training center for professions in the health sector in Neustadt / Weinstrasse . Overall, the sororities are one of the largest training providers for nursing professions in Germany.
organization
The DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. is organized as a registered association . It is one of 31 German DRK sororities. The purpose is to promote public health care and to provide assistance to people in need . The principles of the Red Cross and the professional ethical principles derived from them form the basis of action.
Admission to the sisterhood as a full member is reserved for women who have a nursing profession and who work for the sisterhood. A full member is also whoever was elected to the board and accepted the election. Women who have completed vocational training in other ways for the sisterhood (without nursing training) can be accepted as associate members. Members in training are also associate members, as are retired members and nursing and geriatric care assistants . All active members have the right to vote in the annual general meeting . They decide on the developments of the sisterhood, approve the economic planning of the board and elect the board and the advisory board.
Board
In addition to representatives of the sisterhood, members of the board can also be men, for example as deputy chairman, treasurer , lawyer or doctor . The executive board consists of the chairman , her two deputies, a secretary, the treasurer and the lawyer. Full-time executive chairwoman of the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V., following Leonore Galuschka, has been Heike Diana Wagner since September 1, 2018. Lawyer Klaus Zimmermann is the longstanding deputy chairman and lawyer.
Advisory Board
Another body of the DRK sisterhood is the advisory board . Advisory board members work on a voluntary basis and are the contact persons for the members, are to be heard by the board of directors on matters relating to the members and are jointly responsible for informing members. The advisory board supports the members with questions, concerns and problems. All members who have been a member for at least one year are eligible, with the exception of those in training.
Self-image
The sisterhood sees itself as a network that offers professional caregivers support and professional development. As a non- denominational sisterhood, religion , ethnicity , nationality , social status or political convictions are not relevant for membership. The principles of the Red Cross and the professional ethical principles derived from them are binding : humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntariness, unity, universality.
Membership is voluntary . On the part of the sisterhood, membership is lifelong, and the Red Cross Sister remains part of the community even after an active career. With extensive participation and co-determination rights, the members control the fate of the sisterhood.
Administrative headquarters
The office of the DRK sisterhood with administration, training advice, public relations , training coordination and quality management is located in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse .
Foreign assignments and professional engagement
The DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. participates in foreign missions of the German Red Cross in natural disasters and in crisis areas and is politically active in the nursing chamber as well as through the association of sororities in the German care council and the sponsoring association of the German education council .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Personal request to the administration, as of January 2020
- ^ German Red Cross: Association structure. May 15, 2019, accessed March 3, 2020 .
- ^ German Red Cross: The DRK from the beginning until today. December 18, 2019, accessed March 3, 2020 .
- ^ Pension fund of the German Red Cross VVaG. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Sauter, Philippine Appolonia - Müllerdatenbank - Pfälzisch Rheinische Familienkunde e. V. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ DRK sisterhood Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: History. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ Association of Sisterhoods of the German Red Cross e. V .: Red Cross Sisters: the nursing professionals. Olms, Hildesheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-487-08467-1 ( amazon.de [accessed on March 3, 2020]).
- ^ DRK sisterhood Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: Rotkreuzstift retirement home. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: Outpatient DRK care service of the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ DRK Sisterhood Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: Neustadt senior citizens' residence. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Wochenblatt-Reporter: Giving people with dementia appreciation and community. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: Presentation partner. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Nursing School | DRK non-profit hospital company Saarland. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Education Center for Health Professions. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar eV: Training in the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar eV. V. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ Association of Sisterhoods of the German Red Cross eV: Sisterhoods as training providers. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ DRK sisterhood Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: Association. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c statutes of the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V., as of March 2020
- ^ DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: Codetermination and participation - DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ Website of the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ Association of the sororities of the German Red Cross eV: Self-understanding. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ DRK Sisterhood Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: To be a Red Cross Sister. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e V: Contact person for the DRK Schwesternschaft Rheinpfalz-Saar e. V. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ Association of the Sisterhoods of the German Red Cross eV: Foreign and aid missions of the Red Cross Sisters. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ^ Association of the sororities of the German Red Cross eV: Politics and position. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .