Attending to the spiritual and religious needs of patients, their families, and staff is an essential part of holistic care—one that considers the biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual or transcendent dimensions of the person.
The Congregation of the Hospital Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with respect and freedom, offers pastoral care as a service that is fundamental to awakening, nurturing, and sustaining Christian faith and other spiritual values in the patients/users, their families, and the staff at our centers—through witness, explicit proclamation, celebration, and compassionate accompaniment.
The pastoral care carried out by the Congregation is defined by the following characteristics:
