Department Phone (408) 947-2500 x4441
Hours of Operation
24 hours/day, 7 days/week for patients and their families. St. Joseph Chapel at O’Connor Hospital is always open.
OVERVIEW OF SERVICES
Spiritual Care is available to promote optimal spiritual health for staff, patients, and their families.
- Make pastoral visits
- Assess spiritual needs
- Spiritual Counseling
- Crisis Intervention
- Prayer
- Sacraments
- Referral to local faith communities
- Support during the grief process
- Participating in family conferences
- Assist with life support and other ethical questions
- Address end-of-life issues
Spiritual Care has openings in a variety of programs for those interested in holistic ministry to patients.
The Eucharistic Ministers Program
The Baby Blessers Ministry Program
Adult Volunteer Application (pdf). This document is available as a printable (PDF) file using Adobe Acrobat. If you do not already have an Adobe Acrobat Reader, download a free copy now from Adobe Acrobat.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Spiritual Care offers a comprehensive stress reduction program designed to create more balance in our daily lives. For detailed information regarding the O’Connor Hospital Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program please download our brochure here (PDF) or call 408-947-2888. You may also visit http://www.mindfulnessprograms.com for general information.
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Stahl, Ph.D. is director of the mindfulness Stress Reduction Programs at El Camino Hospital, Dominican Hospital, OConnor Hospital, and the Santa Cruz Medical Foundation. Bob has extensive experience working with people with physical disabilities, chronic pain, life-threatening illness.
