Chaplain services
VA St. Louis health care chaplains serve people of all faiths and denominations as well as patients and families looking for non-denominational support. They are here to listen and offer spiritual and emotional support as you struggle with tough questions and ethical decisions.
Spiritual and religious services
Our chaplains help patients and family members through outpatient treatment, hospital stays, and extended care. If needed, they will contact your personal clergy or spiritual care provider in the community. Our chaplains are clinical pastoral care specialists who provide religious and non-religious people with services such as:
- Baptisms
- Bereavement (grief and loss) care
- Comfort and counseling
- Communion
- Funerals
- Weddings
Worship services
People of all faiths and traditions are invited to attend:
- Coming Soon!
Benefits
Research shows that spiritually active patients experience or report:
- Faster healing
- Greater coping skills
- Reduced pain
- Better quality of life
Contact a chaplain
For more information, please call our John Cochran chaplain at 314-289-6328, or our Jefferson Barracks chaplain at 314-894-6566.
Interfaith chapels
John Cochran Veterans Hospital
Basement level (near the Education Wing)
Map of John Cochran campus
Hours: Coming soon!
St. Louis VA Medical Center-Jefferson Barracks
Currently closed for renovation
Map of Jefferson Barracks campus
Hours: Coming soon!