About Our Chaplains

Who Calls the Chaplain?

Patients, family members or friends are welcome to call a chaplain if they are are:

• anxious, upset or worried    
• feeling angry or guilty
• depressed
• feeling hopeless
• fearing a loss
• in need of spiritual strength
• unable to cope
• in need of understanding "why"
• questioning themselves, their relationships with loved ones, friends or with God

What Will the Chaplain Do for You?

• listen and understand your feelings
• respect your faith
• accept you as a person of worth and value
• spend time with you and care for your spiritual needs
• help you obtain information when asked
• be an emotional and spiritual resource to you in time of crisis

The Chaplain may also help you with:

• conflict resolution
• communication problems
• housing for out-of-town family members or friends
• contacting your minister upon request
• sorting through difficult decisions

Please Call

If you're a patient, family member or concerned friend and would like to request a chaplain visit, please dial extension 8556 at the Raleigh Campus or page the on-call chaplain from outside the hospital at 393-6543. 

At WakeMed Cary Hospital, dial extension 02536 to request a chaplain. If you cannot reach a chaplain at this extension, call the hospital switchboard by dialing 350-2000 and have the operator page a chaplain for you.