Pastoral care
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More posts by Christiane Fux All content is checked by medical journalists.The stay in the hospital, especially the confrontation with illness and death, is a situation in which worries and fears, but also fundamental ethical and spiritual questions, can arise.
Specially trained church hospital chaplains are available for discussions with patients, relatives and hospital staff. Some of these are pastors or appropriately trained ecclesiastical laypeople. The offer is valid for people who are looking for answers and consolation in their faith in a crisis situation, but also for non-religious people or believers of other religions (e.g. Muslims).
The tasks of the clinic pastoral care include:
- Pastoral care of patients,
- Support of relatives,
- pastoral support of the clinic staff,
- Church services, prayers, blessings for the sick, farewells,
- Participation in ethical issues (ethics committee, ethical case discussions),
- Public relations work on ethical issues that affect everyday clinical practice and how society deals with illness and death.
Many hospitals have a clinic chapel in which services are held regularly, a room of silence or a farewell room. Here relatives can see the deceased one more time and say goodbye to them in peace and dignity.
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