Pastoral and Spiritual Care at Hasbro Children's Hospital
Spiritual Care Services
As part of Lifespan’s commitment to providing care that recognizes the whole person, our spiritual care department is committed to meeting the spiritual and emotional needs of our patients, family, and staff. The community we serve includes a diversity of religions, cultures, and spiritual practices, as well as those who don’t identify with any spiritual or religious tradition. As a result, our staff takes a multi-faith approach to spiritual care, emphasizing the individual needs of those we serve.
Chaplain Availability
Chaplains are on-site Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-call chaplains are available nights and weekends for emergencies.
Contact Information
The Spiritual Care Office can be reached at 401-444-4304. For emergencies, call 401-444-5108 and ask for the on-call multifaith chaplain to be paged.
Catholic spiritual care is In partnership with the Diocese of Providence. Catholic priests are available to care for the sacramental needs of our patients. To contact a priest, please call 401-444-4627. For emergencies, please call 401-444-5108 and ask for the on-call Catholic priest to be paged.
Special Services at Hasbro Children's Hospital
Multi-Faith Spiritual Care
Clinically trained health care chaplains can provide a listening presence, offer emotional and spiritual support, assist with ethical decisions, offer prayer and arrange for sacraments or contact local clergy. Multi-faith chaplains work with local clergy and spiritual leaders of all faith traditions to meet the spiritual needs of patients and families.
Our services are designed to accommodate the diversity of faiths and spiritual outlooks that our patients and families bring to the hospital. The spiritual care team can provide services to patients of any faith perspective, spiritual tradition and those with no religious affiliation.
Multi-faith chaplains are available 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, by calling 401-444-4746. Please leave a message. We will respond promptly during weekday hours.
Roman Catholic Spiritual Care
Catholic priests are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Hasbro Children’s patients or family members can request the sacrament of Reconciliation, the Anointing of the Sick or Holy Communion by calling 401-444-4627.
In an urgent situation a priest may be contacted through the Call Center by calling 401-444-5108 or pressing 0 from a hospital phone.
Many Catholic patients have found that these sacraments bring peace, healing and consolation. Patients and family members are encouraged to notify their local parishes of their hospital stay.
Chapels
Two chapels are available within the hospital to give patients and families a quiet place for prayer and reflection. The chapels are open 24 hours a day. The Hasbro Children’s Hospital Chapel is near the upper lobby of Hasbro Children’s Hospital. The Chapel of Hope is adjacent to the lobby of the Zecchino Pavilion, the main building of Rhode Island Hospital.
Chapel Services
Catholic Mass
- Noon on Sundays and Holy Days
- Hasbro Children’s Hospital Chapel
Ecumenical Christian Prayer Service
- Wednesdays 12:05 to 12:20 p.m.
- Chapel of Hope
Quiet Guided Breathing Meditation
- Thursdays 12:05 to 12:15 p.m.
- Chapel of Hope
Muslim Prayer Service
- Fridays 1:15 to 2 p.m.
- Chapel of Hope
When a service is being held in one chapel, the other chapel is available for quiet prayer/meditation.