Our mission is to offer competent, professional and compassionate spiritual care to patients, residents, family, visitors and associates. Thompson Health’s Spiritual Care Department understands that healing and wholeness are matters of the mind, body and spirit working together. In our commitment to serve the needs of the whole person, we define spirituality in the broadest and most universal terms possible: that which gives meaning or purpose and belonging or connection to each person. In this light, we seek to support each person in a way that is meaningful and helpful. We believe that spirituality can be valuable at times of crisis, thanksgiving and celebration as well as during transition. At Thompson we know that each person is different and we seek to honor those differences.
Spiritual Care at Thompson Hospital includes:
- Professionally trained chaplains available for spiritual support, including conversations surrounding goals of care, processing transitions and impact of next steps related to one’s journey
- An interfaith chapel
- Grief support
- Chapel services throughout the year
- Prayer before surgery if desired
- Administration of sacraments as well as facilitation of practices for celebration, mourning or healing
- Contacting the patient’s faith community or clergy upon request
The Chapel
The interfaith chapel is next to the hospital's main lobby. The chapel, open day and night for anyone who wishes to use it, offers a place for prayer, meditation and reflection.
Chaplains are currently available on a part time basis at Thompson. If you are need of spiritual care, please email Janice_Lum@URMC.Rochester.edu.