Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care

The Science of Compassion in Medicine: 20 Major Claims of ‘How Doctors Care’

The empirical evidence for the importance of compassionate caring in health care continues to accumulate. The science of compassion requires fundamental assumptions of the...

What is Compassion Science in Medicine?

The Hillebrand Center at Notre Dame works to restore the spirit of compassion in healthcare by advancing the application of the science of compassion at every level of medical...

Covid-19

Covering Coronavirus: Connection in the time of pandemic

In this episode, we examine two connections shown in dramatic ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the connection between humankind and the planet: We speak with a climate...

On the front lines of the coronavirus fight, health professionals show ‘compassion to its fullest’

The images flood news broadcasts and social media feeds. Doctors, nurses, clinicians and emergency medical technicians working tirelessly to treat patients suffering from the...