About St. Francis Chapel (Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital) · Carmel, Indiana
St. Francis Chapel is a spiritual care ministry located within Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital in Carmel, Indiana. It provides Catholic spiritual support to patients, families, and staff, rooted in the Franciscan tradition of compassionate, interfaith care. Services are offered according to Catholic moral teaching and aligned with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services. The chapel does not operate as a traditional parish with regular Masses or sacramental ministries, but rather as a hospital-based spiritual care unit offering prayer, counsel, and pastoral support.
Why belong here
The chapel offers compassionate, faith-based spiritual care tailored to patients’ needs, helping them draw on their spiritual resources during healing and recovery. Services include spiritual comfort, advocacy for spiritual and cultural rights, and guidance in end-of-life decisions — all provided in a respectful, interfaith manner.
Spiritual Care
Our mission is to guide people on the path to whole-person healing by providing interfaith support. We offer spiritual care at our locations in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
Our Approach
We strive to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of our patients, families and staff. Our activities are built on a foundation of respecting different faith communities and cultures while providing compassionate, spiritual care.
Programs & Support
Our spiritual care team focuses on providing spiritual comfort, counsel and support to patients and their families according to their spiritual values and needs. We help patients draw upon their spiritual resources as an important element in the healing and recovery process.