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Chaplains play a particular role in patient care and hospital culture

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Chaplains are a critical part of patient care About 75% of U.S. hospitals use chaplains, who are either employed by the health care center or are spiritual leaders from the local community. Physician Robert Klitzman and chaplain Molly O'Neil Frank join today's podcast to discuss why chaplains are a critical part of patient care. Perhaps counterintuitively, they say, chaplains' roles have become even more important as religious affiliation has declined in the country. LISTEN NOW

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