Services

Pastoral Care

A number of pastoral care resources are available for patients and visitors.  Staff chaplains can provide spiritual counsel and emotional support, facilitate sacraments and offer hope and comfort through patient hospitalizations.  Our pastoral staff consists of representatives from the Jewish and Christian faiths.  In addition, we maintain connections to other faith traditions in the greater Chicago community to assist patients with their religious needs.

The following resources are also offered: Our interfaith meditation room is open 24 hours a day for quiet meditation and reflection.  The meditation room is located on the first floor between the South and East Lobbies; Holy communion and other sacraments may be brought to patients' rooms at their request; Jewish Sabbath candles may be delivered to patient rooms on Fridays at their request; a chaplain is always willing to stop by your room to respond to concerns of decision-making, faith, hope, reconciliation and/or prayer. 

An additional pastoral care resource is the services of a music therapist who uses music to address acute or chronic pain, anxiety or stress, nausea and other physical discomforts as well as to improve and enhance spiritual well-being.  This service aims to enhance, maintain and restore the human spirit and body so you can better cope with the difficulties and discomforts associated with illness and injury. To request a visit from a music therapist, call 847.657.6860.

To request Pastoral Care and Healing Arts Services or a chaplain, call 847.657.5773.  At a patient's request, we can also inform their minister, priest, rabbi or spiritual leader that they are in the hospital.

Mail and Flowers

A volunteer will deliver mail and flowers to patient rooms.  They will also mail outgoing letters.  You may buy flowers, stationary, and postcards in the Gift Shop located on the first floor or at our online gift shop.  Flowers are not allowed in the Intensive Care Unit.  

Newspapers and Books

Complimentary copies of the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times are distributed daily by a volunteer who brings the newspapers to patient rooms each morning.  Books are also available from Volunteer Resources for your reading enjoyment.  For more information call Volunteer Resources at 847.657.5621.