The Department of Spiritual Care
at Harborview Medical Center

Chaplains from the Department of Spiritual Care are available 24 hours a day at Harborview medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center. Our office is open to everyone--patients, families, staff and visitors.

Our chaplains provide emotional and spiritual support to a diverse population of patients, family members, friends and staff regardless of their religious affiliation.

Department of Spiritual Care Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Spiritual Care is to provide high quality, cross-culturally sensitive spiritual care to patients, families and staff of Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), as well as to provide pastoral education to clergy, theological students, and qualified lay persons in the hospital and the larger community which the Medical Center serves. Please click here for a detailed history of the program.

We can serve by:

• Listening
• Offering support during times of crisis, loss, injury or illness
• Prayer
• Providing sacraments or rituals such as baptism, communion, blessing, anointing, viaticum
• Contacting local clergy of various faiths

How to contact the Department of Spiritual Care:

Harborview Medical Center:

• Dial 0 for hospital operator, have them page the on-call chaplain
• Calls for a specific chaplain can be made through our voice mail system: 206-731-3542
• We are located in Room 1EH98a, first floor of Harborview's east wing, close to the central entrance on 9th Avenue

UW Medical Center:

• Call the paging operator at 598-6190 and have them page the on-call chaplain
• To leave a message for a specific chaplain call 206-598-4630

Other resources we have available:

• Variety of reference materials
• List of local congregations
• Resources on many different faith traditions
• Language interpreter

Professional Chaplaincy - "Its Role & Importance in Healthcare"
This paper describes the role and significance of spiritual care and is the first joint statement on this subject prepared by the five largest healthcare chaplaincy organizations in North America representing over 10,000 members.