The University of Toledo Medical Center

/ut-medical-center/

Welcome

Additional Information

Contact Us

Pastoral Care

Our trained hospital chaplains are here to assist those in need of spiritual and emotional support.

Pastoral care chaplains are available in house Monday-Friday, and are on call on the weekends. We are available 24/7, and will respond to your needs.

We provide:

  • Emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families
  • Dialog to help patients/families make their ethical decisions
  • Pastoral counseling and referrals
  • Bibles and other literature to enhance the healing process
  • Music therapy
  • Phones for the hearing impaired
  • A listening presence for both patients and families
  • Meditation room-The meditation room is located on the 2nd floor, Rm 2187, across from the main elevators. Here you will find prayer books (prayers are said daily by chaplains), a bible, care notes, and a quiet place to reflect and pray

When to call a chaplain for patients and families:

  • If you desire prayer or spiritual guidance
  • If you desire a specific rite or ritual ( I.E., Communion Baptism, Sacrament of the sick, or Annointing)
  • When there is a death or crisis
  • When there is an emergency
  • If you have unresolved grief, lack of faith, lack of hope, feelings of loneliness or abandonment
  • When you need information about community religious groups and/or resources-clergy contacts upon request

How to reach pastoral care:

  • Ask a nurse to call a chaplain to visit you
  • Call the pastoral care office during business hours from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at 419.383.3851 (please leave a clear message if there is no answer)
  • Call the hospital operator at 419.383.4000 to have a chaplain paged

The University of Toledo Medical Center
Pastoral Care and Patient Support Services
3000 Arlington Avenue, Rm 0135, Mailstop 1055
Toledo, Ohio 43614-2595
Phone: 419.383.3851
Fax: 419.383.6608

Last Updated: 8/12/24