Chaplaincy Program

At Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, we have a chaplaincy program with in-house chaplains to help patients and loved ones in the hospital.

Comfort During Critical Moments

Chaplains serve in many hospital settings acting as spiritual counselors to help patients, families, and the healthcare staff members:

• Through periods of crisis
• Reaffirm their spiritual beliefs
• Maintain or establish relationships with a church or house of worship
• Make daily rounds

Chaplains may be ordained ministers or priests, or may have attended a chaplaincy or pastoral care program through a university or hospital.

Because rehabilitation focuses on the whole person — physical, emotional, social, and spiritual, the chaplain often plays a special part in helping a person with a disability cope and recover. When the hospital’s chaplain is unavailable, the patient’s own clergy or spiritual advisor often performs these functions.