Support Services
Chaplain Services and Education
Duke Regional Hospital chaplains offer spiritual care, counseling, and emotional support to our patients, and families. The pastoral care department also offers the following services:
- Spiritual assessment, intervention, comfort, and nurturing
- Facilitation and support of religious practices of all faiths and spiritual paths
- Non-judgmental listening
- Crisis intervention
- Advocacy for patients and staff
- Collaboration with all members of the healthcare team
- Consultations on advance directives, end-of-life decisions, and ethical issues
- Development of relationships with multi-faith leaders in the community who offer referral-based spiritual and religious support.
To request a visit on weekdays, ask your nurse to page the chaplain, or call the pastoral care office at 919-470-5363 and request a visit from the chaplain. During evenings and weekends, a nurse can page the on-call chaplain when a visit is desired.
Duke Regional Hospital’s chapel is a sacred space in the lobby at the main entrance of the hospital. It is open for prayer, meditation, and reflection for persons of all faiths, as well as for regularly scheduled services. An ecumenical Christian service is held each Tuesday from 1:00 pm. to 1:30 pm. If you have questions about the chapel, services, or pastoral care call 919-470-5363.
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LGBTQ+ Patient Services
Duke Regional Hospital is recognized as a Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality by the Human Rights Campaign’s Healthcare Equality Index. Because we are part of the larger Duke University Health System, our LGBTQ+ identified patients gain access to all of Duke’s unique LGBTQ+ support resources.
Duke Resources:
- Adult Gender Medicine
- Duke Child and Adolescent Gender Care
- Duke Family Medicine & Community Health
- Duke Fertility Center
- LGBTQ+ Cancer Support Group
Additional Resources:
Interpreters
Interpreters are available free of charge to patients are hearing impaired, have difficulty speaking, or understanding English. Please contact your nurse if you need your assistance.