"We bring the spiritual component
to patients' lives while they are here."
          --Chaplain Jan Cazden

Chaplains provide spiritual care to St. Luke's patients and their loved ones who come from a broad range of religious backgrounds -- Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and all varieties of the Christian and Jewish faiths. Chaplains are also available to patients and their loved ones who do not have any particular religious background.

California Pacific Medical Center -- St. Luke's Campus
Chaplaincy Department
3555 Cesar Chavez Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 641-6527

Hours: 24-Hour Coverage

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• Chaplaincy Counselling & Care
• Grupo Amparo
• Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Staff

Chaplaincy Counselling & Care

Chaplains at St. Luke's provide spiritual counsel, including end-of-life counselling, to patients and their families and loved ones. The chaplaincy staff is available to serve all inpatients in the hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility and SubAcute Care Unit.

Chaplains assess patient needs, and respond to immediate emotional and spiritual needs. They also participate in family discussions on continuation of care or withdrawal of life support.

Patient visiting at St. Luke's is available daily by Chaplaincy staff, who bring spiritual counselling to the bedside.


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Grupo Amparo

Para la pérdida de infantes (en Español)

Grupo Amparo is a Spanish-speaking support group established by community volunteers at St. Luke's in 1989, for parents who have lost infant children before or shortly after birth.

Grupo Amparo celebra reuniones del grupo de ayuda dos veces mensualmente en St. Luke's, y en-llama a voluntarios proporciona la ayuda inmediata para las familias de habla Español cuando un infante ha muerto.

For more information contact - Para más información:
Julie Mitra at (415) 764-0211


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Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Staff

St. Luke's chaplains are sensitive to the needs of the many traditions of our patients, and provide spiritual resources in many faiths.

The chaplaincy staff is directed by The Rev. Jan Cazden, Episcopal Deacon

Chaplains include:
• Sr. Jacinta Martinez, SND, Catholic
• The Rev. Catherine Joy Moon, CSF, Episcopal Priest
• The Rev. Joseph Palathingal, Catholic Priest
• The Rev. M.R. Ritley, Episcopal Priest

Leaders and volunteers of many faiths and traditions also provide spiritual care, including:
• Catholic Eucharistic ministers
• Muslim volunteer visitors
• Jewish rabbis
• Denominational and Non-Denominational Christian visitors


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