The chaplain is available to provide nondenominational emotional and spiritual support services for patients within the hospital, and for families in their homes. Accessing the Bioethics Committee, a hospital commitee that supports families in making end-of-life decisions for and with a loved one.
Help with Advanced Directives (sometimes called a Living Will). You may also wish to visit the Partners to Improve End of Life Care website.
The Chaplain is available to assist patients and families in a number of ways:
- Emotional and spiritual support for patients and their families as needed while in the hospital.
- Assist families as they deal with emergency situations.
- Support family as needed while patient is in dying process.
- Listen to the feelings and experiences of patients, family members or close friends in how they are coping with changes effected by illness, and validate their needs and advocate for them as appropriate.
- Help with grief issues and grief resources.
- Help with understanding how to complete an advance directive.
- Help in setting up a Bioethics conference to discuss ethical issues the patient and family are facing.
Weekly Grief Support meetings are held in the Family and Friends Room or the Willamette Room at McKenzie-Willamette. The group meets every Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m. (except holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas). Facilitated by the chaplain, Grief Support meetings are open to all and are not religious. Please call 541.726.4478 for more information and to confirm meeting room and time.