Pastoral Care

At Park Ridge Health, we believe that true health comes from caring for the whole person - mind, body and spirit. As the only faith-based hospital in Western North Carolina, we provide those guests who wish to do so, with the opportunity to grow in their spiritual health.

Our Pastoral Care team is comprised of compassionate individuals who are devoted to providing non-denominational support to our guests, visitors and Park Ridge Health family. They are also available to assist with contacting your personal place of worship if you wish to visit with your personal religious counselor.

To help ease the transition for those admitted to our facility, all new guests of Park Ridge Health are visited by one of our Pastoral Care team members within 24-hours of admission.

Park Ridge Health-Based Pastoral Care Services:

• Anointing
• Arrangement of baptisms
• Arrangement of communion
• Crisis support for guests, families and Park Ridge Health team members
• Devotionals
• Grief counseling
• Meditation groups
• Spiritual support
• New guest visitation
• Surgical guest visitation
• Inpatient visitation

Community-Based Pastoral Care Services:

• Assistance with smoking cessation programs
• Performance of funeral services
• Grief counseling
• Home visitation to former guests under the care of home health services
• Premarital counseling

To arrange any of the above services, or to speak directly with a Pastoral Care team member, please call 828.681.2159.