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Hospital chapel – clinic for soul
Tomislav Topčić
; Hospital chaplain of the Clinic of Split "Firule", Croatia
Abstract
Pastoral and sacramental spiritual help to the sick and
dying is very important, and the sacraments of penance and
reconciliation, of the anointing of the sick and of the Eucharist,
along with the prayer, provide spiritual strength and comfort.
Hospital pastor and medical and auxiliary employees have to
cooperate for the welfare of patients. Successful clinical pastoral
care assumes solid theological and humanistic education.
The Hospital Clinical of Split, situated at three locations with
1539 beds, receives 50.000 stationary patients per year with
an average of 9.7 days treatment. The location of the hospital
chapel of St Joseph at Firule is inappropriate for both patients
and staff, which should be taken into consideration since the
hospital chapel is the clinic for soul in which Jesus is both a
doctor and remedy. Cooperation with doctors, especially with
the members of the Croatian Catholic Medical Society, is good
and thanks to their conscience and professional responsibility
numerous patients and dying have received spiritual help and
comfort on time. The Lord has given the hospital chaplain
excellent associates and friends in these health workers, so that
they may jointly care for the patient as a person and for the
health of patients.
Keywords
spiritual care for patients; hospital chaplain; hospital chapel
Hrčak ID:
112252
URI
Publication date:
17.12.2013.
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