Alexander Tartaglia, Tyler Corson, Kelsey B White, Ann Charlescraft, Elizabeth Jackson-Jordan, Tricia Johnson, George Fitchett
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Abstract
The functions of hospital chaplains and the corresponding staffing of spiritual care departments remain persistent and parallel questions within the profession. No consensus exists on services provided by spiritual care departments nor the staffing patterns to meet those expectations. This study describes the key activities and staffing at the 20 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals 2020-2021 as well as the connections between services, staffing, and select hospital characteristics such as average daily census. Information about each hospital's chaplaincy department was gathered via a Zoom/telephone assisted survey with its spiritual care manager. Findings reveal that while spiritual care departments are structurally integrated into their organizations and chaplains respond consistently to requests for care, involvement in established organizational protocols varies. Study findings support the notion that staffing levels are a function of chaplain integration into an organization and the activities organizations expect chaplains to fulfill.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly articles based on original research, quality assurance/improvement studies, descriptions of programs and interventions, program/intervention evaluations, and literature reviews on topics pertinent to pastoral/spiritual care, clinical pastoral education, chaplaincy, and spirituality in relation to physical and mental health.