Accompanying Patients Along the Healing Journey

Our patients are supported by “acompañantes,” who may be lay or religious chaplains or others who spiritually and emotionally accompany them and their families, before, during, and after surgery. These “accompaniers” frequently sit with families in their darkest moments, awaiting the results of a critical laboratory exam or the outcome of a delicate surgery. They may be there to celebrate with them, or to hold their hand and pray with them for strength and peace.

Our accompaniment teams are in turn blessed to listen to the unique stories of each patient we serve. Here are a few of those stories

Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeMay 19, 2025General Surgery, Patient Impact, GS Patient, chaplainComment

A Lenten Reflection

Through this Lenten program, together we get to be a living sign to our patients and partners that they are not alone in the wilderness. We can't avoid the harsh and rugged wilderness. We can't always prevent the people we love or those in our communities from experiencing it. This Lent, as we sit together in that wilderness, we are challenged to remain rooted in our conviction that God is here with us and we are never alone. May this place, indeed, be the promise of something new and life-giving for all of us.

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