North Central Baptist Hospital Pastoral Care Services
Phone: (210) 297-4750
Pastoral Care is part of the healthcare team that provides pastoral and spiritual intervention in the medical setting. Caring for the spiritual needs of patients is an integral part of total patient care. Therefore, chaplains encourage patients and families in times of crisis to draw upon their faith for healing, peace and comfort.
The services offered by Pastoral Care include, but not limited to: pastoral Counseling, crisis ministry, sacramental ministry, consultation, education and support groups. These services are not restricted to patients only, but are offered to outpatients, staff and to the local community at large.
Pastoral Care Team
Pastoral Care Director - Mark Spain (210) 297-4750
Staff Chaplain - John Stoker (210) 297-4753
Volunteer Priest - Father Douglas Fater
Holy Trinity Catholic Church (210) 497-4200
Eucharistic Ministers provide daily communion to Catholic patients. Care Team Members make patient visits.
Coverage
The chaplain is available
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.
After office hours on On Call Chaplain is available through the House Supervisor at (210) 297-4000.
Services Available
- Prayer Chapel, first floor in the lobby
- Prayer Line (210) 297-PRAY (7729)
- Visits
- Advance Directive Consults
- Ethics Consults
- Discharge Planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Brief Counseling
- E-Mails of Encouragement
Patient referrals may be made through the Pastoral Care Office (210) 297-4750, fax (210) 297-0423, or E-mail. Family, staff or physicians may contact the chaplain regarding patient needs.
- Opportunities for making a referral
- Patient requests a chaplain.
- Patient wants pastor, priest or rabbi notified of hospitalization.
- Patient requests prayer, communion, baptism or other religious act.
- Patient was newly diagnosed with a life threatening illness such as cancer, HIV, dialysis or diabetes.
- Patient is dying.
- Family and friends are grieving the death of a patient.
- Patient is non-compliant with treatment program.
- Patient does not have a strong family support system.
- Staff needs support when sharing bad news with patient and family.
- Staff may need encouragement after dealing with a series of traumatic, stressful or grieving situations.