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Spiritual Care Service

The Spiritual Care Service provides spiritual support to patients, family members, friends, and staff. 

 

On-Call Chaplain Availability

An on-call chaplain is available 24 hours a day and may be contacted by calling (650) 723-8222, and then entering the page number:  15683. View complete contact information.

 

Spiritual Assistance and Support

The Spiritual Care staff seeks to assist patients in obtaining comfort and support from within their own faith tradition.  Staff and volunteers are available for Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims and Sikhs. Community resources are also available for other faith traditions.

 

Services Available:

  • Ethical consultation
  • Eucharistic (and other sacraments) ministry
  • Meditation sessions
  • Weddings
  • Memorial Services
  • Bereavement Care Seminars
  • An on-site chapel (at the entrance of the D1 unit)

Spiritual Care Volunteers

The Spiritual Care Service has 240 volunteers to assist the staff in providing spiritual care and support.  The volunteers are interfaith and include members from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh traditions. The Rev. John Hester coordinates the volunteer program and those interested in learning more about the program are invited to call him at (650) 723-5101.

Clinical Pastoral Education

The Spiritual Care Service is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education to provide training programs in Clinical Pastoral Education for clergy and seminary graduates. Two programs are offered: the year-long residency and the summer internship. 

 

More Information:

Spiritual Care Services Contact Information

300 Pasteur Drive, HG004

Stanford, CA  94305-5625
Director:  C. George Fitzgerald
Phone:  (650) 723-5101
Fax:  (650) 725-8907
Office Hours:  Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
On-call chaplain available 24 hours

Spiritual Care Hands

 

Chaplains John Harrison and C. George Fitzgerald

Chaplains John Harrison (L)
and C. George Fitzgerald (R)

 

 

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