Spiritual and Chaplain Services are available to provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff across Winona Health, including Winona Area Hospice. Chaplains provide non-judging spiritual care to all people, regardless of their religious affiliation.

Spiritual care is emotional support with a focus on spiritual well-being and an important part of patient centered health care. Your spiritual care needs may change as your health changes. Spiritual care can help you define your values that may guide treatment decisions. A chaplain can also provide emotional support in times of crisis, grief, or transition and help you connect with what is most meaningful and supportive for you.

  • Stress, anxiety, fears, hope related to a diagnosis of an illness
  • Emergency, crisis situations
  • Pre or post surgery
  • Rehabilitation after injury, surgery, or medical treatments
  • Grief… anticipatory grief and bereavement concerns
  • Routine visits when someone wants to talk
  • Advocacy and mediation to support patient’s religious beliefs and spiritual practices relevant to their health decisions and treatment procedures
  • Ethics consults
  • Education for healthcare providers

Meditation and Relaxation Rooms

  • Hospital – First floor next to Gift Shop
  • Clinic – Just past Surgery Lounge and Sleep Services
  • Tranquility Chapel – located in Lake Winona Manor

Winona Health’s Chaplain Services office is located in Lake Winona Manor, near the south entrance. The chapel is located on the first floor of the hospital, just inside the front entrance. The spirituality caregivers welcome people to drop in with questions, and they have many helpful resources available.

Photo by Mary Farrell

Chaplain Eileen Hanson

For more information

Spirituality and Chaplain Services
Eileen Hanson
507.457.4382
eileen.hanson@winonahealth.org

Winona Health Hospice
507.457.4468

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507.454.3650