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University Health Network
Policy & Procedure Manual

Spiritual Care

Protocol for Roman Catholic Priest Requests

Policy

To provide 24/7 Roman Catholic rituals to patients and families who request it at
all University Health Network sites.

The Department of Spiritual Care in partnership with the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Toronto share the responsibility in ensuring patient and family
requests are fulfilled in a timely manner. This policy will outline the responsibility
of the Spiritual Care Department and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Toronto, in the provision of the Roman Catholic ritual.

Procedure

1. Requests for a Priest are made either through the on-call Spiritual Care
pager or directly to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese from the patient care
unit.
a. The Spiritual Care Professional on-call hours are between 08:30
and 23:00 hours. During these hours any request for Roman
Catholic priests should be made through the on-call Spiritual Care
pager. Between 23:00 and 08:30 hours, requests will be made
directly from the patient care unit.

2. The Spiritual Care Professional or Resident responds to all requests
providing necessary Spiritual Care and determines the following
information:

a. Request is initiated by the patient or family
b. Verify patient is Roman Catholic
c. Name and location of patient
d. Verify reason for request: Sacrament of the Sick, communion,
confession
e. Is the patient in danger of immediate death?
f. Is the patient conscious?

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Policy Number 1-30-006 Original Date 04/09
Section Spiritual Care Services Revision Date(s) 08/14
Issued By Department of Spiritual Care Review Date 08/17
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