Spiritual Care Services

Supportive Visits and Religious Assistance

Supportive visits by:

• Staff chaplains, including clergy from several religious traditions.
• Volunteers:
  - Buddhist
  - Christians
  - Hindus
  - Jewish
  - Muslim
  - Sikh
  - and 35 other faith traditions

Memorial services

Ethical consultation through Stanford Health Care's Medical Ethics Committee

Religious resources available:

• Bibles
• Buddhist chanting tapes and teachings
• Holy water from the Ganges
• Holy water from Mecca
• Muslim prayer rugs
• Prayer beads
• Prayer materials and inspirational readings for several faith traditions
• The Qur' an
• Rosaries and rosary guides
• Shabbat candles (electric)