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YOU ARE who we
CARE FOR
ASPIRITUAL CARE
t St. John’s Hospitals we recognize that a patient’s spirituality is often vital to the healing
process, particularly when a patient is facing a chronic illness, suffering or loss.
Our role is to provide compassionate spiritual care for people of all faiths –
listening to the hopes and fears of patients and their families, honoring their
beliefs, and supporting them with their health care decisions.
The ideal healing environment inspires a sense of calm. Here we mindfully
invest in spaces and ambient quality to create a place that contributes to healing
of mind, body and spirit. Throughout the day uplifting music and visual images
are available in patient rooms on the C.A.R.E. Channel, which at scheduled times shows services
taking place at our beautiful Chapel. Soothing music, as well as waterfalls, can be heard in the
healing garden where families and ambulatory patients can be found meditating or relaxing.
Your investment allows us to care for those who are in need of healing. “You help us to
transform hurt into hope,” George West, Vice President Mission Integration.
DAVID KNAPP, SPIRITUAL CARE SUPERVISOR SJPVH
It is in moments of crisis that we journey through loss, or the angst associated with the possibility
of loss, that we are painfully aware of how dependent we are on each other. Even in the simplest
of surgeries when we are put to sleep we lose control. This is when those of us receiving care rely
totally on our caregivers, families, friends, and God to pull us through. It is at this time that we as
providers are there to offer hope and healing. I am grateful to live this mission, where my passion
is connected to a team of people who work together for those entrusted to our care.
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