Chaplain services
VA Battle Creek Medical Center chaplains are available to assist Veterans and their loved ones through all phases of inpatient, outpatient, and extended stay care. VA Chaplains are clinical spiritual care specialists, fully integrated into the health care team and trained to provide counseling and support to people of all faiths (as well as non-religious individuals).
A growing body of research indicates that Veteran patients who are spiritually active experience faster healing, better coping with disability, diminished pain, and overall report a better quality of life. The chaplains will inquire about special cultural, grief or religious needs and if desired, will help the Veteran access community spiritual care providers.
Spiritual and religious services
VA Chaplains provide spiritual care through spiritual assessments, visitation, group facilitation, crisis care, and counseling. Chaplain Service enables Veterans to freely exercise their religious faith in a way that promotes healing. Veterans may call Chaplain Service directly or request a Chaplain through their VA care team.
Spiritual and Educational Activities
The Chaplains provide individual Veteran Care, as well as group facilitation in the following areas:
- Bereavement support and Grief Recovery
- Geriatrics and Dementia care
- Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health
- Palliative and Hospice Care
- Psychosocial Residential
- PTSD and Moral Injury
- Spiritual Conflict
Our department is committed to a culture of caring and committed to help Veteran patients utilize their spirituality as part of the healing process. We work with all people without regard to spiritual belief and/or religious tradition.
Some of the services provided:
- Assistance with connection/referral to a community faith leader
- Presentations regarding the spiritual needs of Veterans
- Assistance with decision making or just listening as you work through problems or options
- Religious Literature
- Specific religious sacraments/ordinances
- Telehealth-Chaplains can provide spiritual support to Veterans in local and rural communities through VA Video Connect.
Worship services
People of all faiths and traditions are invited to attend:
Sundays 9:30 a.m. at Battle Creek VA Medical Center Chapel
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 chaplain at 269-966-5600, ext. 32434
Interfaith Chapel
Battle Creek VA Medical Center
Building 82
Ground floor
Map of Battle Creek campus