Spiritual Care - Programs - Eskenazi Health

The Eskenazi Health Center for Spiritual Care & Education team is a tangible expression of Eskenazi Health’s commitment to whole-person care. Eskenazi Health recognizes that a hospitalization is more than a medical diagnosis, visiting a patient is more than just the journey in, and coming to work is more than punching a time clock. As human beings, there is a spiritual element to each moment that deserves to be honored, respected and nurtured. No matter the reason, chaplains are always ready to come alongside, to walk the journey with patients and visitors, and to be a calm, attentive presence.

A member of the Center for Spiritual Care & Education team is on site around the clock and can be reached through an Eskenazi Health staff member or contacted directly at 317.880.7120. Staff members are also available to assist patients and families who are seeking to make connection with representatives of their own faith tradition.

Eskenazi Health chaplains are always ready to assist patients, families and staff with their needs, whenever they arise. In particular, they are able to help with:

Concern about spiritual matters
Seeking meaning, guidance or direction during a hospitalization
Worries about death and dying
Questions about and completion of Advance Directives
Difficult decisions
Personal crises
Providing a listening ear

Sometimes, due to the often confusing and fast-paced tempo of the hospital environment, spiritual needs may come up in the midst of a crisis. A chaplain can be called immediately when:

Prayer or spiritual support is requested or to be connected with their home congregation
Religious accommodations are necessary surrounding treatment, the dying process and the care of the body after death
Specific sacraments/rituals may be needed before death
A death has occurred
Questions arise about funeral planning

The Naphtali Isaac Eskenazi Sanctuary, located on the second floor of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, is open to people of all backgrounds and traditions and is a place of quiet and peace in the midst of a busy environment.

Programming is offered and a schedule is posted in advance at the door to the Sanctuary. Please contact the Center for Spiritual Care & Education at 317.880.7120 for more details on scheduled services.

In addition to regularly scheduled programming, arrangements may be made by patients, their families, and Eskenazi Health staff to use the Naphtali Isaac Eskenazi Sanctuary for the following events:

Baptisms
Weddings
Renewal of vows
Memorial services
Other rites and ceremonies

Depending on the tradition and needs, a chaplain may be able to assist patients or visitors in making arrangements congruent with their own faith tradition. Please call the Center for Spiritual Care & Education at 317.880.7120 for more information.