Amy Florence is a chaplain at Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice in Newton. Q. What does a hospice chaplain do? Do I have to be religious to receive counseling? A: Chaplains are available to family members and ...

As a hospice chaplain, it's Kerry Egan's job to help dying people accept their own mortality. Sometimes that means sitting with them as they express their regrets and fears. Other times, she listens ...

There are many ways to die. Alone and spiritually bereft is among the most painful. As a hospice chaplain, I help people grow stronger in spirit as their bodies grow weaker. Our work is powerful and ...

A great way to stop a conversation cold with someone I am meeting for the first time is to let out that I was a hospice chaplain for seven years. It’s good to know that most readers of this blog would ...

FAIRBANKS — It took David Rumph Jr. more than five decades to learn that his calling in life is to help people die. Rumph is the chaplain at Hospice Services for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. He’s a ...

As a hospice chaplain, Jennifer Bradshaw is accustomed to meeting with patients and their families during their most difficult hours. These days, such meetings are more challenging than they have ever ...

PHOENIX — A Valley hospice chaplain for COVID-19 patients passed away on New Year's Day from COVID-19. Dr. Larry Smith, an ordained minister for First institutional Baptist Church, lost his battle ...

This is one of the best books I have read all year: moving, inspiring, beautifully written. It offers a valuable look into the work of a hospice chaplain, but also, and perhaps more important, it will ...

This month, we spotlight our hospice chaplains or spiritual counselors. In 2019, about 1.61 million Medicare beneficiaries with terminal conditions enrolled in hospice care. Medicare requires hospice ...