Spiritual Care at Advocate

Because Advocate Health Care has foundational spiritual beliefs, we provide spiritual hospitality and spiritual care.

Advocate Foundational Spiritual Beliefs

	Advocate Health Care, faithful to its religious heritage and sponsorship, provides health care that is anchored in a belief that all persons are created in the image of God.
	Advocate affirms the worth and spiritual freedom of all persons and seeks to treat them with respect and dignity.
	We believe that health encompasses physical, emotional, relational, ethical and spiritual concerns and that God is the source of all healing.
	We believe that spiritual practices enhance health and well being.

Spiritual Hospitality

	Advocate welcomes persons of all faiths to all of our programs of care.
	We provide all modes of care in a manner which respects each person's faith tradition.
	We value the contribution of each community of faith to the health of individuals, families, and communities.

Spiritual Care

	All Advocate hospitals have chaplains that offer spiritual care to all persons of any faith tradition and to those without a religious affiliation.
	Advocate chaplains are aware of diverse religious and cultural beliefs and practices and/or special needs surrounding significant life passages.
	Chaplains offer spiritual care as integral members of multi-disciplinary teams, fostering a wholistic philosophy and promoting inter-professional partnerships.
	Chaplains are available to assist patients and families in resolving issues that involve ethical and/or religious values and concerns.
	Advocate chaplains will endeavor to support the relationships which patients and families have to their faith communities.