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Spiritual Care
During illness, surgery, and hospitalization, all areas of
life can be significantly affected. Queen of Peace Hospital
recognizes the human spirit often needs special care during
these times; we have trained individuals who can respond to
your spiritual and emotional needs.
Spiritual Care Staff
We can help patients and families if they:
• Need someone to listen
• Have religious or spiritual concerns
• Are feeling anxious or discouraged
• Would like someone to pray with
• Are struggling with, or wanting to discuss matters
of faith
• Would like to receive a sacrament
• Want clergy, spiritual leader, or place of worship
notified
• Desire any kind of pastoral counseling.
Social Worker Assistance
Queen of Peace also has a social worker on
staff to assist patients in many ways. Similar in some ways
to our chaplain's role, our social worker helps patients find
service options (home health care, housing alternatives, etc.)
to meet their need when they are discharged from the hospital
following illness, injury, or surgery. She is also available
to help patients with living wills (advance directives).
Chapel
The Chapel at Queen of Peace, located near the east entrance,
is always open for private meditation and prayer.
Sacraments
Our staff can administer or assist in providing
requested sacraments — baptism, Holy Communion, confession,
and the Sacrament of the Sick, as well as other faith tradition
rituals and spiritual expressions of healing and hope.
Chaplains are on call 24 hours a day. To contact spiritual
care staff, ask your nurse or dial the operator and ask for
the Spiritual Care Department — 952.758.8176 or 800.584.6667,
Ext. 5269
For social work assistance, you are invited to call Peggy
Sullivan, LSW — 952.758.4431 or 800.584.6667, Ext. 5262;
e-mail: psullivan@qofp.org
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