Programs & Services
Pastoral Care
(908) 668-2007We at Muhlenberg recognize the need for integration of health care for the whole person: pysical, emotional and spiritual.
TURNING TO A CHAPLAIN FOR EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL CARE AND SUPPORT:
- Our chaplains are here to listen and to help you sort through your feelings and concerns of your present hospitalization.
- Our chaplains are here to work with people of all traditions and ethnic backgrounds.
- Our chaplains can also provide you with assistance in contacting your own religious leader.
SOME REASONS TO CALL THE CHAPLAIN:
- Anger, anxiety
- Bad news or diagnosis
- Confusion, disorientation
- Crisis, death, dying
- Denial, depression
- Family problems
- Fear, frustration
- Grief, guilt
- Impact of stress on self/body image
- Impact of illness on relations
- Loneliness, loss issues
- Meaning of illness
- Need of ritual, i.e., prayer
- Pre-surgery, relapse
- Someone to talk to
- Spiritual/emotional concerns & questions
- Unresolved feelings
- Questions of faith
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM OUR HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS...
- Confidentiality
- Emotional and spiritual care
- Listening with compassion
- Support for family and loved ones
TO CONTACT A CHAPLIAN TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS...
Please ask your nurse assigned to your care to beep the chaplain on call.
THE CHAPEL FOR ALL FAITHS
The hospital's chapel for all faiths is open 24-hours, 7 days a week for prayer and meditation. Prayer requests are prayed for daily. People of all faiths are invited to attend. The chapel is located just off the main front entrance.
MEDICAL CENTER TV CHANNEL 3
For your convenience, all services can be viewed from the chapel. Information on service times can be found on channel 3 and are posted at the chapel entrance.