Spiritual Care

The mission of the spiritual care department is to enhance the community’s health status by providing a spiritual presence that promotes healing.

Life’s struggles are always easier when you have someone with whom to share. When you are faced with challenges in a hospital setting, a hospital chaplain and other members of the spiritual care department are always available – ready to provide a listening ear, share spiritual counsel, extend the hand of friendship and help you find the resources you need to travel more easily down life’s path.

Spiritual care promotes a patient-centered approach to care by:

• Supporting an individual’s values and beliefs
• Promoting spiritual beliefs, attitudes and practices in support of recovery
• Offering support and care in the midst of pain and suffering
• Regarding people of all faiths, ethnic backgrounds and races as individuals of worth and value

Community services include:

Our chaplain ministry consists of staff and volunteers who:

• Provide care and support for those coping with spiritual needs and emotions in the hospital setting
• Give spiritual and emothional support in times of crisis
• Meet the religious needs of patients by responding to requests for prayer, confession, baptism and other sacraments and perform ceremonies as requested by patients, families and staff
• Provide support to patients, families and staff as they deal with difficult moral or ethical situations
• Support patients, families and staff in face of grief, death and bereavement