| Spiritual
Support
Pastoral Care is an integral part of Catholic health care. Mercy
offers the spiritual services of prayer, sacraments, a listening
presence, and assistance in dealing with the emotions and questions
that come with sickness.
Mercy’s
experienced staff chaplains:
- Offer sacraments
and lead Christian prayer services
- Provide
spiritual care for patients and staff regardless of faith or religious
tradition
- Assess the
spiritual and religious needs of inpatients and their families
in emergency situations, by request or referral, and for all other
inpatients in a timely manner
- Notify a
patient’s own pastor or faith community upon request
- Assist patients,
upon request, with information about or development and execution
of advance directives
- Available
to speak with patients about organ and tissue donation
Mercy's Chapel
is available to all patients, visitors, and staff for prayer and
solitude. It is located on the first floor and is open from 6 a.m.
to 12 midnight. Ecumenical Prayer services are held at noon on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday. Catholic Mass is celebrated on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 3:30 p.m., and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Times vary on
holidays. Chapel worship services may be viewed in patient rooms
on channel 5.
A lending library is available in Mercy’s
Pastoral Care office, located just off the mail lobby. It includes
Bibles in various languages and versions (including audiotape),
the Hebrew Scriptures, The Quran, and religious music CD’s.
Phone: 319-339-3556.
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