PASTORAL CARE

 

Sacred heart Hospital places special emphasis on Pastoral Care as a healing ministry. We envisage an approach whereby patients attain holistic wellbeing and experience harmony with the Creator, with the self, with one another and with the environment.It is an established fact that healing is facilitated when the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of an individual work together in a holistic way towards a common goal. It has also been demonstrated that compassionate, patient and prayerful support brings about a powerful therapeutic and healing effect. The Pastoral Care Department achieves these objectives through counseling and prayer to all our patients, regardless of community and creed. Pastoral Care team visits patients daily and inquires about their wellbeing, making them feel that they are loved and cared for. The staff spent time with patients and pray for them. The team aims to provide psycho-social and spiritual support through counseling to patients as well as their families and help them to cope up with the stressful situations.

Catholic patients are provided with the administration of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick and emergency Baptism for newborn children. For Catholic patients who need spiritual blessings, the services of the priests are available at all times.Holy Mass : Celebrated daily in the Chapel Mon to Sat: 6.25 am sun: 7.00 am and 9.00 am Holy Communion is distributed on request of patients in the wards / rooms daily after the Holy Mass. Kindly place the request at the Nurses’ Station.Sacraments : Anointing of the Sick and Last Rites in the case of terminally ill patients are administered on request by the Priests.

Rosary : Rosary is recited daily At 7.00am and 6.30 pm in the hospital chapel.

Spiritual Music : Hymns, Baja’s and instrumental music are played over the intercom system.Priests : The priests visit patients on request.The presence and service of the Pastoral Care team is available to the patients who wish.