Patients And Visitors

Spiritual Care

A faith-based approach to care

An illness or injury can disrupt more than just your physical health — it can affect your emotional and spiritual well-being, too. As a faith-based care provider, we offer spiritual services to help you through your healing journey. Whether you need support from a chaplain, a connection to your faith community, or a peaceful chapel for prayer, we’ll help you find the resilience and serenity that’s rooted in your spirituality. 

Chaplain visits 

At Adventist Health, we believe healing comes from supporting the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. That’s why we have chaplains on-site to provide spiritual support to our patients and their loved ones. Guided by our mission to live God’s love, our chaplains can help you process difficult decisions, navigate uncertainty, or find the inner strength you need to get through your fears and challenges. They can also pray with you, provide a Bible or other sacred text, and help connect you with your own faith community or other spiritual resources. Our commitment is to meet you where you are, respecting your beliefs and offering support in the way that is most meaningful to you. 

Additional support

In addition to our chaplain visits, we offer the following services to help with supporting patients and their loved ones:  

Chapel

Our chapels are open 24/7, offering patients and their loved ones a quiet place for prayer, meditation, and reflection.

Request a prayer

Our chaplains pray daily for the needs of our patients and friends. If you would like to request a prayer for a loved one in our care, please fill out the form below.  

Request a prayer

How to reach a chaplain 

To schedule a visit from a chaplain at your hospital, please click on your hospital below to find their contact information. 

Adventist Health Hanford

Raynard Allen 

Phone: 559-537-2080 
Email: AllenR04@ah.org 

Adventist Health Reedley

Gilbert Barr-Dixon 

Phone: 559-638-8155 or 559-856-6000 
Email: Barrdige@ah.org

Adventist Health Selma

Gilbert Barr-Dixon 

Phone: 559-638-8155 or 559-856-6000 
Email: Barrdige@ah.org

Adventist Health Tulare

Edgar Guevara 

Phone: 559-605-1223 
Email: Guevarea01@ah.org

Adventist Health Bakersfield

Tony Andrews

Phone: 661-395-3000
Email: AndrewA1@ah.org  

Adventist Health Specialty Bakersfield

Tony Andrews

Phone: 661-395-3000
Email: AndrewA1@ah.org  

Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

Tony Andrews

Phone: 661-395-3000
Email: AndrewA1@ah.org

Adventist Health Delano

Danny Parada 

Phone: 661-725-4800 
Email: Paradad1@ah.org

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