A Center of Faith, Life, and Hope
in the "Heart" of Sacred Heart Hospital

Pastoral Services

• Prayer and Sacramental Ministry
• Pastoral counseling and support
• Pastoral and spiritual support to the terminally ill and dying
• Quarterly Memorial Services for bereaved families
• Support and assistance to area clergy of all faiths
• Crisis intervention
• Advocacy for patients and their families with physicians and staff

Education and Research

• Information and asssitance with Advance Directives (Power of Attorney for Health Care)
• Ethics consultations and education programming for medical and hospital staff for the greater community
• A Speakers' Bureau for presentations to area churches and community groups
• Conferences on spirituallity, ethics, and other
  related healthcare topics
• Orientation of new employees and physicians
• Programs thatintegrate resources of Palliative Care, The Healing Place, Center for Healthy Living, and other departments and experts at Sacred Heart Hospital