Rallying Social Support for Patients and Caregivers
Healthcare teams do more than provide clinical care. Through nursing, social work, child life, chaplaincy and patient experience, hospitals are nurturing the emotional needs of patients. By partnering with CaringBridge, you and your staff can amplify your impact, helping the patients and caregivers you serve reduce isolation and focus on healing while mobilizing their community.
our impact
Every 10 minutes
a new CaringBridge website is created
1 in 8
people in the U.S. have used CaringBridge
2.4 billion
cumulative site visits
We are the trusted platform for health journey communications.
For more than 20 years, CaringBridge has made it simple and safe to offer or ask for support when it’s needed most. Support from others is an essential constant. And the feeling of community rallying behind you truly matters – research has linked social support and positivity with improved health outcomes. Nearly 300,000 people use our private, ad-free nonprofit social network every single day, sharing health updates and rallying around loved ones.
How to Partner with Us
CaringBridge is a resource offered to organizations, hospitals and health systems with no financial or contractual obligations. Referring a patient or family caregiver to start a CaringBridge site at diagnosis, hospitalization or rehabilitation establishes a communication process and allows families to mobilize support. Organizations may utilize any of the resources below to begin sharing CaringBridge now or contact our Partnerships team to learn more.
Professional Brand Assets
Equip your care teams and administrative personnel with the training, tools and resources to effectively share CaringBridge as a Patient support resource in ways that work for your organization.
Referral Training Guide
Message Guide and Toolkit
CaringBridge Logos
CaringBridge Fast Facts
Brochures for Patients
We offer a range of materials you can download or order at no cost to you. Display these brochures in patient-facing areas and distribute them to key staff or select departments.
CaringBridge English Brochure
CaringBridge Spanish Brochure
CaringBridge VA Brochure
CaringBridge VA Mental Health Brochure
The Power of CaringBridge
CaringBridge gives patients and caregivers a personal, safe place to share news about their health journeys, receive support and digitally coordinate care with loved ones. Our tools make CaringBridge a place to rally any and all support from friends and loved ones so patients can focus on healing.
Share CaringBridge with your patients and their caregivers – make sure their care plan includes a powerful support tool like CaringBridge to connect communities to promote healing.
How to Support Patients During Covid-19
During the extraordinary impact of COVID-19 on the health care industry, hospitals across the country are using CaringBridge to preserve critical personal connections between hospitalized patients and their loved ones, as well as those vulnerable patient populations and family caregivers physically distancing from their personal support communities.
The following are ways CaringBridge is currently being shared in hospital:
- Social, Emotional & Spiritual Support Care Contact Patient Communications
- Website and Online Communications re: Visitation Policies
- Hospital or Facility Intake: Encourage families to establish a communications process during stay
- Bedside: Installing CaringBridge app on tablets and iPads
- Hospital Software: Patient Portals, Educational Content, Resource Sharing
What Current Partners Are Saying
Special Thanks to Our Partners
Our partner relationships go a long way towards helping us achieve our vision of a world where no one goes through a health journey alone and we’re grateful to every one.
While we’d love to acknowledge the hundreds of hospitals, clinics and organizations sharing CaringBridge, we have highlighted a few of our longest and most supportive relationships to demonstrate the span and embrace of our free resource.
Join our Community of Healing
There are a number of ways we can work together to make a difference in the lives of patients and caregivers around the world. If your organization is interested in sharing CaringBridge with your patients, family caregivers, membership or visitors, connect with our Partnership team to discuss how we can support your efforts.