Illness affects not only our bodies but also every part of our lives.  When your body is affected by illness, your emotional and spiritual needs may also change.  If your spiritual comfort, often called a sense of peace, is affected by illness, it may prevent you from reaching your comfort goals.  Hospice chaplains are available to assist you in meeting your spiritual needs.  Hospice chaplains are trained in providing care to you and your family based on your own beliefs and values.

Services Provided by the Hospice Chaplain

Our Hospice chaplains are trained to provide many services to meet your spiritual needs.  Hospice chaplains can:

• Help you explore your spiritual needs
• Provide support to you and your family
• Provide or arrange for religious rituals or sacraments as requested by the patient/family
• At your request, contact local religious groups to assist in meeting your needs
• Assist in planning a memorial service/funeral
• Speak at a memorial service/funeral
• Assist local religious groups in meeting the needs of members who are receiving Hospice services
• Provide bereavement support after the loss of a loved one
• Provide other services, as requested by you or your loved ones, which are within the chaplain’s area of training

Hospice chaplains come from many religious and ethnic traditions.  It is not their purpose to change your religious beliefs or make you a part of a religious group.  Their focus is simple — to help you explore your spiritual questions and needs in your own way.

The goal of the Hospice chaplain is to provide you with an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of your life story, assist you in reaching spiritual comfort, and find a sense of peace and completion.

Please feel free to call your Suburban Hospice, Inc. team at 833-888-7222 any time if you would like a member of the Hospice spiritual care team to visit you.  Your Hospice team wants to be responsive to your needs and concerns.