Spiritual Care

Chapel and Clergy Visits

There is a non-denominational chapel that is always open for meditation and prayer. It is located on the first floor, near the emergency unit. If you would like privacy, feel free to close the door to the chapel. Please leave the door open when you leave the chapel.

There is an interfaith chaplain on staff at The Miriam Hospital. If you would like a pastoral care visit, please call 401-793-5654 (internally dial ext. 3-5654) or ask your nurse or unit secretary to page the interfaith chaplain.

Jewish Amenities
In honor of our Jewish founding, we have several Judaic ritual objects and books for our patients. If you would like electric Shabbat candlesticks, a prayer book or a copy of the Bible, please ask your nurse or call the volunteer department at 401-793-2510 (internally dial ext. 3-2510).

Out of respect for our Jewish patients and visitors, we have a Shabbat entrance located at the side of the main lobby that can be accessed by a walkway from the main entrance or from the entrance on Seventh Street. Locally prepared kosher food is available. If you are kosher, please indicate this to your nurse upon admission. More about kosher meals

Catholic Services
A Catholic chaplain is available for sacraments and can be contacted through your nurse or the unit secretary. Eucharistic ministers administer communion on a daily basis. A eucharistic minister will automatically visit if you indicated upon admission that you are Catholic. However, if a eucharistic minister does not visit you and you would like to receive communion, please call 401-793-5656 (internally dial ext. 3-5656).

Protestant Services
If you are Protestant and would like to receive communion, please call the interfaith chaplain at 401-793-5654 (internally dial ext. 3-5654). The chaplain will arrange for one of the on-call Protestant clergy from the community to visit. Clergy Visits
If you would like a clergy member from your church or synagogue to visit you in the hospital and you are not able to arrange for that on your own, please talk to your nurse about arranging a visit.