The triangle of Baptist Memorial Health Care
represents the three-fold ministry of Christ of preaching, teaching and healing. It also
represents the affiliation with the three state Baptist conventions of Tennessee, Arkansas
and Mississippi.
 The rectangle encircling the
triangle represents the safety and security the health care system offers the affiliates
in the system. This security includes the following: solid financial base, continuing
patient referral and continuing high quality of health care.
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 Spiritual and emotional needs of patients, their families and
hospital staff are addressed by the Department of Pastoral Care of the Baptist Memorial
Health Care Corporation.
The department's chaplains serve the Baptist Memorial Hospitals in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, and interact with 230 volunteer chaplains in the Baptist network.
 When life threatening
medical emergencies, deaths, and other crises occur, the chaplains respond to offer
comfort and spiritual and emotional counsel. Chaplains facilitate numerous support groups
for patients, families, and staff. They conduct Sunday morning worship services at both
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis locations. These worship services are seen over closed
circuit television. Worship services are also held at the Baptist Rehab in Memphis and
Germantown, Tennessee and at Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi.
Literature such as daily devotions, prayer books, grief books, and children's books,
are provided by the department. A new program has recently been initiated which would
place scripture plaques in patient rooms at Memphis Baptist Hospitals. |