Pastoral Care
Our spiritual and pastoral care staff is dedicated to creating a caring environment that acknowledges and respects the importance of each person's spirituality and its potential for promoting health and wholeness of body, mind and spirit.
- Chaplains serve patients and families from all faith traditions, as well as those who are skeptical, searching, or just want to talk.
- Chaplains help patients and families draw on their own religious/spiritual strengths as they face the issues raised by a child's illness. They support in difficult times, rejoice in times of good news and healing, pray or listen if patients and families need a willing ear.
- Chaplains help patients and families meet religious and spiritual needs for prayer or ritual, such as a Qur'an, a prayer book, Sabbath candles, a blessing before surgery, or a visit from a religious leader from a specific faith tradition.
- Chaplains help families in crisis situations by counseling, problem-solving and identifying options when it seems like none exist.
- The chapel is a place for prayer and meditation for people of all faiths. Located near the hospital cafeteria, it is open 24 hours a day. Interfaith worship services are held on Fridays and Sundays.
- Our chaplains serve patients and families of many different religious backgrounds. If you wish to connect with your own faith group during your hospital stay, please call us at 773.880.4005.
- Chaplains are available 24 hours a day. There are both English- and Spanish-speaking chaplains. Contact them at 773.880.4005.