Spiritual Care
MaineGeneral’s Spiritual Care staff knows your spiritual care is an important part of the healing process. We believe in a holistic approach, healing the mind, body and spirit.
Our Chaplains work with medical staff to address your spiritual needs and provide you with the highest level of patient care.
Our Chaplains are always available for our patients, their families, friends, and all MGMC staff.
Focus
Health concerns or crises often raise questions and feelings around meaning, hope and purpose. Spirituality is a resource for coping with illness, injury and the death and dying process.
Through a holistic approach to health care, our spiritual caregivers respect and respond to patients’ values and beliefs.
We work with you, your family and medical staff to:
- Promote care shaped by concern for the whole person;
- Respond to different spiritual, religious and cultural needs and practices;
- Advocate for and support families with different ethical and medical decisions; and
- Encourage sensitivity to the healing power in religious practices and rituals.
Spiritual Center
At the Alfond Center for Health, our interfaith Spiritual Center offers a place for patients and families of all faiths to find respite and solace.
Nestled between two hospital wings, the single-story spiritual space is a world of its own. Three walls feature etched glass that allows an abundance of natural light while still preserving privacy.
A beautiful hand-built prayer wall provides a place to offer written prayers or messages.
Chaplain Support
You’ll find pastoral, religious and spiritual care for all faiths and beliefs from MaineGeneral’s professional Chaplains.
Chaplains are specialized ministers who are educated and trained to offer support to meet the spiritual and religious needs of a diverse population.
Our professional Chaplains do not displace local religious leaders but fill a needed role in an intensive medical environment.
In addition to staff Chaplains available during weekly day shifts, there are Chaplains on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Patients, their families or friends are welcome to ask for a Chaplain visit. To reach a Chaplain, please ask any medical professional for help or call the hospital operator at (207) 626-1000 and ask for the Chaplain on call.
When to Ask for a Chaplain
Consider asking for a Chaplain when you:
- Are concerned or fearful about what is happening;
- Would like the rituals of your faith tradition performed;
- Want to speak to someone about spiritual, religious or ethical concerns;
- Would like to contact someone from your own faith community;
- Would like support for yourself, family or friends; and/or
- Want support due to either medical or personal issues.
Spiritual Care Team
Rev. Carrie Davila, Supervisor – (207) 626-1269
Rev. Claire Curole, Staff Chaplain
Peter Czerwinski, Catholic Chaplain – (207) 626-1254
Rev. Ned Crockett, Per Diem Chaplain
Rev. Catherine Knowles, Per Diem Chaplain
Pastor John Kramer, Per Diem Chaplain
Pastor Brad Rancourt, Per Diem Chaplain
Rev. Nathan Tinsley, Per Diem Chaplain
Spiritual Care Volunteers
In addition to professional Chaplains, MaineGeneral uses specially trained volunteers as Spiritual Care Volunteers.
Spiritual Care Volunteers are lay people who expand the scope of Spiritual Care by visiting patients and providing spiritual support. They are also trained to recognize circumstances when a patient should be referred to one of our professional chaplains. Our Spiritual Care Volunteers are specialized members of MGMC’s Volunteer Program.
In addition, trained eucharistic ministers from area Roman Catholic communities can bring Holy Communion to Roman Catholic patients and provide spiritual support through active listening and compassionate presence.
