- 24/7 coverage…A chaplain is in the hospital at all times.
- Rounding on assigned units
- Responding to referrals
- Pre-op visits
- Response to all Code Blues and Code Alphas
- Daily Interfaith Worship Service (at noon in the Chapel)
- Baptisms
- Blessings
- End of Life Rituals
- Memorial Services
- Marriages
- Consultations
- Committees
- Compassionate Care Rounds
- Palliative Care Rounds
- In-service presentations
- Mass Cards for loved ones who have passed away
Faith Specific Services
- Muslim Prayer Service on Fridays at 1pm
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Harvard Medical School
Please call the office for location at (617) 732-7480 or
see the map in front of the chapel.
- Communion for Catholic and Protestant Patients
- Sacrament of the Sick for Catholics
- Shabbat Candles for Jewish Patients
- Prayer for Muslim Patients
- Rituals for Religious holy days
- Response to faith specific requests
**Please note: Chaplaincy Services Department cannot request Kosher Meals (please speak withBWH Food Services) and cannot perform religious circumcisions (please speak with your own congregation).**
Please also seeReasons to Call a Chaplain.