Chaplains care for people of all faiths. They promote spiritual health and deliver timely, competent spiritual care to patients, families and staff. We do this through the work of our staff chaplains, our resident and intern chaplains and our Clinical Pastoral Education program.

Norton Children’s chaplains are available to you and your loved ones 24 hours a day to provide the following assistance:

• Emotional and spiritual support, regardless of your faith or beliefs
• Prayer, baptisms, blessings, anointing and help with contacting your local clergy or someone from your faith tradition
• A caring listener
• A comforting and encouraging presence
• Assisting patients and families with end-of-life decisions, including advance directives
• Providing written and printed religious and spiritual resources
• Help for patients and families in dealing with loss