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Spiritual Care Support

The Pastoral Care Service of Fox Chase Cancer Center supports and participates in the mission of the hospital to reduce the burden of human suffering due to cancer. Spirituality is an integral component of holistic care, and all patients have the right of access to Pastoral Care Services. Through their ministry, chaplains offer compassion, hope and a healing presence to people during the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Our main objective is to enable you to enhance your own spiritual resources for healing and well-being.

Commitment to Compassion, Hope and Healing

• Visiting inpatients upon request from a patient, family member or a referral from staff.
• Chaplains are on-call as needed for matters of urgency to provide spiritual and emotional support.
• A Spiritual Resource Library [PDF] with musical and video selections.
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• The chaplaincy service also sponsors a diverse selection of inspirational videos [PDF] in the Spirituality category on the hospital TV Instant Healthline Educational Video-On-Demand system. These programs can be accessed from any of the patient's phones by simply dialing 8586 and following the voice prompts and menus.
• Providing special holiday prayer services for patients, families and staff.
• A Quiet Room (chapel) for prayer and meditation.
• The Pastoral Care Department supports the work of its neighboring clergy by its membership in the Fox Chase Ministerium of Churches and its alliance with the Jewish Chaplaincy Service of Greater Philadelphia. The department also serves as a liaison between the hospital and all local interfaith clergy [PDF]. Contact will be made with a representative of any particular faith or religion you request.
• The Pastoral Care Service has a close relationship with dedicated young men and women, who participate in joint fund raising efforts that directly benefit patient comfort care. More on Crusade for Care

Our Staff

• The Pastoral Care staff are a trained team of spiritual caregivers, consisting of clergy and lay persons of diverse interfaith traditions, who are available to provide spiritual support for all patients on a regular basis as needed.
• The Pastoral Care Department consists of a full-time director and assistant director and two part time staff chaplains.

Location

The Pastoral Care office is located on the third floor next to the Surgical Family Lounge and can be reached by calling 215-728-2944

Additional Services and Resources - Click to Expand

• Assisting with preparation of Living Will/Advance Directives [PDF]
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• Supporting the special spiritual needs for persons facing the end of life care from hospital's Palliative Care Services

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