Spiritual Care
We're here for you
Genesis Spiritual Care offers spiritual and emotional guidance for patients and their families. We're here for you regardless of your faith tradition. You do not need a religious affiliation to contact us.
We understand that healing involves the body, mind and spirit. Our chaplains provide compassionate listening and support during times of joy, sorrow, calm or crisis. We create a caring, open environment where you can draw on your own beliefs and practices for strength, courage, and peace.
Here are the services we provide:
- Notify churches and synagogues for patients if requested
- Offer crisis intervention
- Provide help in making difficult decisions
- Offer religious sacraments
- Lead memorial services
- Supply training for lay visitors
- Provide short-term individual counseling
- Be an advocate
- No One Dies Alone (NODA)
The chapel at Genesis
Advance directives assistance
Genesis Spiritual Care offers help with advance directives. Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell out what kind of medical care you'd want if you were too ill to express your wishes. Advance directives additionally allow you to name a person to serve as your healthcare power of attorney to make healthcare decisions for you when you can't make them yourself.
If you need help with an advance directive, call 740-454-5859 to schedule a time to talk with us. You can reach us Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Chapel at Genesis Hospital
The St. Francis Chapel is named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi and is open to everyone of all faiths for prayer and reflection. St. Francis, a humble, poor man, is popular among Catholics, Protestants and non-Christians. St. Francis chose to walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, live the gospel and rekindle the love of God. The same spirit the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity embrace.
The chapel is open 24/7 as a place to come for prayer and reflection.
St. Francis Chapel features:
- Stained glass window from Good Samaritan Hospital.
- New furnishings and San Damiano Crucifix.
- A convenient location, next to Mission and Spiritual Care, on the first floor of Genesis Hospital.
We’re here for everyone. Our chaplains are conveniently located next to the chapel on the first floor of Genesis Hospital. You can reach Genesis Spiritual Care at 740-454-5859.
Stained glass
Supporting Health Care in Our Communities
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