Spiritual care providers in the Emergency Department.

• A. Chaplains
• B. Pastors
• C. Social Workers
• D. Psychologists

Answer: (A)

Spiritual care in the Emergency Department is provided by chaplains. They are hospital-based professionals trained to assess spiritual distress, offer counseling, and support patients and families across diverse faiths, especially during crises or end-of-life moments. Chaplains work within the hospital’s chaplaincy program, available around the clock, and coordinate with the medical team to respect beliefs, arrange rituals, and connect people with their faith communities as desired. While pastors may visit patients from a specific faith, they are not universally available or trained for hospital-based spiritual care, and social workers or psychologists handle different aspects—practical support and psychosocial or mental health care, rather than the core spiritual care role.