Spiritual Care
Heal the sick...
Freely ye have received, freely give...
In 1881, Norton Healthcare founders engraved these words on the cornerstone of the first Norton Hospital. Today, Norton Healthcare continues this important work of healing and self-giving service to those in need.
Norton Healthcare came into being because churches believed that healing the sick and injured and caring for the dying was an essential part of their Christian calling. The Norton Healthcare mission statement reflects this commitment: "Norton Healthcare's purpose is to meet the healthcare needs and improve the health status of the people in the Louisville region in a manner consistent with the faith-based values of its founding organizations."
"The mission of the Norton Healthcare Pastoral Care department is to promote spiritual health and initiate timely, competent, compassionate, and, as appropriate, confidential spiritual care to patients, their families and staff and to provide pastoral practitioners training in the caring art."
The mission of the Pastoral Care Department at Norton Healthcare is to promote spiritual health and deliver timely, competent spiritual care to patients, their families and staff. We do this through the work of our staff chaplains, our resident and intern chaplains and our Grief Care Information Center.
In addition to our Grief Care Information Center, we have a comprehensive Clinical Pastoral Education program and a Consoling Parent Support Group at Norton Healthcare.
To reach a chaplain, please contact the phone number of the appropriate hospital as listed on the panel on the right side of the page.
Explore a Virtual Tour of the Kosair Children's Hospital Chapel
Clergy Parking in the Norton Healthcare Hospitals
Norton Healthcare supports clergy as they visit their hospitalized congregational members. All parking lots and garages provide free reserved parking for all clergy.
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