From pre-surgery prayer to pastoral counsel and worship services, our professional, caring ministers are always available to offer spiritual and emotional support to patients and families of all faiths.

Chaplain support services
Our chaplains support patients and their families by attending to their spiritual and emotional needs

Chaplain services

Our chaplains are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to support patients and their families. We provide:

  • Spiritual, emotional, and sacramental support
  • Pastoral care and counseling
  • Empathic listening
  • Consultations on difficult decisions

The Pastoral Services department ensures that patients of all faiths have their spiritual needs met in accordance with their faith tradition.

24 hours with Pastoral Services

An interior view of the Di and Dallas Krapf Interfaith Chapel.
The Di and Dallas Krapf Interfaith Chapel is open at any time for prayer or meditation. It is located in the James M. and Margaret V. Stine Foundation Courtyard behind the main entrance of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

We offer two regular services in the Di and Dallas Krapf Interfaith Chapel:

  • Catholic mass: Wednesday at noon
  • Jumu'ah prayer service: Friday at 1:30 p.m.

Our ministerial staff offers attentive care and counseling to patients and their families.