Chaplaincy Services at MCSA provides spiritual care, emotional support and crisis ministry to Medical Center of South Arkansas patients, their families and MCSA employees.

Chaplaincy Services provides support and assistance to the patients and family's own clergy and/or faith group, by informing them of medical situations, acquainting them with Medical Center of South Arkansas policy and procedures, and serving as a resource to patients and their families. When requested, Chaplaincy Services assists in securing clergy of a specific faith group or denomination.

Chaplaincy Services and Education Mission is to:

• partner with clergy & congregations in providing the highest level of spiritual care to patients and families of the Medical Center of South Arkansas.
• provide pastoral care resources to medical nursing and ancillary staff and volunteers at the Medical Center of South Arkansas.
• serve as a resource for area congregations, clergy and lay leadership.
• recruit, train and develop a team of Chaplain Associates who assist the Chaplaincy Director in providing 24 hour coverage to the Medical Center of South Arkansas.
• provide training for Chaplain Interns who receive clinical pastoral orientation to ministry in a clinical setting at the Medical Center.
• respond to crises, disasters and trauma situations on an ‘on call’ basis.

To accomplish this mission, the Chaplaincy Director:

• routinely makes rounds of the nursing units at the Medical Center of South Arkansas.
• responds to codes, traumas, disasters and imminent deaths, offering prayer, emotional/spiritual support and initial bereavement services when appropriate.
• recruits qualified, compassionate clergy as Chaplain Associates.
• offers ward conferences/in-services for hospital staff & volunteers.
• trains laity to visit their own members who are hospitalized.
• supervises pastoral care orientation for students as requested.