Spiritual Care Services 

• Chaplins available seven days a week
• Spiritual and emotional support to patients and families dealing with the challenges of illness, treatment decisions, and the process of healing
• Pastoral and sacramental ministry for patients and their families
• Notification of a patient's local pastor, rabbi, or religious representative upon request
• Educational resources to local faith communities in the areas of spiritual care, lay visitation, and bioethical decision-making
• A network of bereavement support services within the hospital and local community
• Spiritual Care Library that includes books, pamphlets, and videos

Team members are available to provide these spiritual support services:

• Crisis intervention
• Grief and loss support
• Exploration of spiritual concerns/issues
• Requests for prayer
• 24-hour critical/emergency support (available through the PBX operator)
• Spiritual and scriptural reading material
• Meditation videos (available on the patient education channel)
• Requests for priest/sacramental ministries
• Assistance with Advance Directives Referrals for support may be made by physicians, nurses, the patient, family members, local clergy, and other members of the healthcare team.