Our multifaith team of experienced chaplains is especially trained to meet the spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones during their stay in the hospital. We recognize the important role of a patient's spiritual commitment in helping them deal with trauma, diagnosis, treatment, confinement to the hospital, loss of freedom to attend their chosen place of worship and the effects of their illness. Our chaplains are available for grief counseling, bereavement care and referrals for continued spiritual care.
Pastoral care includes providing prayer, counseling, sacramental services and worship.
We also utilize community resources so that when no chaplain is on duty who can meet a patient's specific spiritual need, we call a clergy or representative of their faith group to minister to that patient. Our pastoral team consists of staff chaplains, resident chaplains, chaplain interns, auxiliary chaplains and local clergy who visit patients on a voluntary basis. Chaplains are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Jackson Memorial Hospital's pastoral care team is ready to serve you. The Reverend Raymond A. Otto, D.Min.