»Hospital ministry
Mission
Catholic chaplains provide religious and spiritual care for persons dealing with illness in hospitals from Brownsville to Rio Grande City and one nursing home. Theirs is the tradition of spirituality that contributes to the healing of body, mind, heart, and soul.
Pastoral Services
- Regular visits to hospital patients.
- Support for the patients and their families, including hospital staff.
- Religious services, sacraments, and prayer.
- Information and guidance regarding medical ethics, questions on living wills, organ donation, and life support decisions.
- Grief ministry in dealing with loss or death.
- Participation in ethics committee.
What every Catholic should know about going to the hospital
- Let your pastor know that you are entering the hospital. Your church community will pray for you.
- Request to be anointed. If you wish to receive the Sacrament of the Sick, ask your parish priest or the chaplain.
- Tell the hospital staff that you are Catholic. This helps so that a chaplain will be readily available.
Studies show that religion is the most important factor helping patients cope with their illness/hospitalization. Chaplains play an important role in helping patients resolve spiritual or religious problems, thus improving their health.
chaplains
Brownsville Valley Regional Medical Center |
Edinburg Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance |
| Harlingen Harlingen Medical Center
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McAllen |
Mission |
Rio Grande City Starr County Memorial Hospital Sr. Anne Miriam Landolt, SSND 2573 Hospital Court Rio Grande City, TX 78582 (956) 487-5561 |
| San Juan San Juan Nursing Home Ms. Josefina Suarez Sr. Maria Elena Reyes 1000 Nebraska San Juan, TX 78589 (956) 787-1771 |
, Coordinator, Health Ministries.
, Secretary
700 N. Virgen de San Juan Blvd. • San Juan, TX 78589 • Phone
956-784-5007• Fax 956-784-5033
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