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.
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