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Working with those
who are sick, recovering or dying can be very
difficult... and very rewarding. Patients/residents, family
members and medical workers need someone to turn to
for understanding and hope.
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The
Healthcare Chaplain, an integral member of the healthcare team, makes daily rounds and is available 24-hours a day to provide pastoral care for patients, family and staff. The Chaplain is available to provide objective crisis intervention and spiritual support. [more
on Chaplains]
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What is
a Healthcare
Chaplain?
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HCMA
is the Healthcare Chaplains Ministry Association (formerly Hospital Chaplains' Ministry of America).
Founded in 1939, the HCMA is a nonsectarian, non-profit faith mission organization that recruits, trains, certifies, places, and oversees Chaplains in healthcare facilities and hospice programs throughout the world. HCMA is a growing agency sought out by both independent facilities and healthcare corporations (including acute care and long-term care facilities, and hospice). HCMA Chaplains serve throughout the globe. [more
on the HCMA]
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What is the
HCMA?
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Comments
from Patients/Residents, Families and
Staff are
often what keeps a Chaplain going year after year.
While our service is to the Lord, it is these
reminders of the impact in others' lives that make
it all worthwhile. [view
actual comments]
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What
Others
Say
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Could
you be a Chaplain? If you are a seminary student, pastor, commissioned or ordained minister, missionary or other person with an active ministry background, you could be a part of the HCMA team. Applicants must be able to raise their own financial support, though many hospitals do provide a full or partial stipend. Once accepted, HCMA will provide an intensive and extensive clinical pastoral training program (4 Units--1600 hours) that will prepare you to minister as a Chaplain in a healthcare setting. [more
on training]
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Becoming
an HCMA
Chaplain
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You
can make a difference. As a faith mission, the HCMA relies on individuals for support, encouragement and prayer. You can be involved by supporting an individual Chaplain, by supporting the HCMA organization, by referring a potential HCMA Applicant or a hospital to the HCMA, by referring patients to a Chaplain, by praying for HCMA and its Chaplains, or by applying as an HCMA Chaplain yourself.
[more
on how you can help]
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How You
Can Help
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Hospitals
and other Medical Facilities
benefit from having a certified HCMA Chaplain on staff. HCMA invites Hospital, Hospice, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and other Healthcare Administrators to inquire about having an HCMA Chaplain on staff. [more
for Administrators]
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HCMA
is recognized by JCAHO. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) recognizes HCMA as an example of how the JCAHO standard for pastoral care services can be met in a hospital or other healthcare facility or hospice programs. HCMA is a member of the JCAHO Liaison Network of healthcare organizations
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Information
for Healthcare
Administrators
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Please
contact HCMA
for more information or to find out how you can be
involved. Qualified individuals are needed in this
vital ministry to patients, their families and the
healthcare staff. [Contact
HCMA]
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How to
Contact
the HCMA
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