Care is delivered at home so patients can spend their last days among loved ones and familiar surroundings. An endowment is being created to cover operating expenses for the years ahead. Bereavement Services provides support to families who have miscarried or lost an infant at birth. In 2000 more than 200 families received services from the RTS bereavement programs including support groups, burial assistance or the chance to participate in the Garden of Angels rose garden. Spiritual Care Services has a staff that is available to provide for the spiritual and emotional needs of patients, visitors and employees.
Staff includes clergy, religious laity, ministers of care and pastoral visitors.
An endowment is being created to ensure financial support for Spiritual Care Services at St. Francis Hospital.