Chaplains
Pastoral Services
Pastoral Care Facilities
Chaplains
Serving Rockland, Orange and Northern Bergen Counties

Priest Chaplains-

  • In the hospital from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • On-call from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  • Provides the Sacrament of the Sick to all Catholic patients
  • Offers the Sacrament of Reconciliation to all Catholic patients
  • Responds to referrals from staff
  • In an emergency telephone operator will beep priest on call
  • Available to minister to family members and staff
  • Celebrates Mass seven days a week
  • Frequently attends wakes

Sister Chaplains-

  • In the hospital from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • Regularly visits all patients other than Jewish patients
  • Responds to referrals from staff
  • In an emergency sisters can be beeped at above numbers
  • Available to minister to family members and staff
  • Frequently attends wakes
     

Rabbi  Chaplain-

  • In the hospital from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Friday
  • Regularly visits all Jewish patients
  • Responds to referrals from staff
  • In an emergency the Rabbi can be beeped at #068
  • Available to minister to family members and staff
  • In an emergency after hours telephone operator will beep the Rabbi for Jewish patients
  • Frequently visits with families who sit Shiva.

 Volunteers-

  • Secretaries, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon
  • Eucharistic Ministers, seven days a week to assist with Communion to
    Catholic patients
  • Pastoral care visitors visit patients on Thursday


 

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Good Samaritan Hospital
255 Lafayette Ave., Suffern, NY 10901
(845) 368-5000