Documenting chaplain involvement: a pilot project exploring Pastoral Care and the integration of data science in a Central Florida Hospital

J Health Care Chaplain. 2023 Jan-Mar;29(1):78-88. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2021.2015056. Epub 2021 Dec 19.

Abstract

This paper intends to outline a data integration response to the demands placed on the pastoral care department through the COVID-19 pandemic. Uniquely, these demands accelerated the need to implement documentation of care directed towards staff to complement the data derived from patient visitation. The motivation for this initiative is in part, to provide a complete picture of the care provided by hospital chaplains using an evidence-based approach through the implementation of data science.

Keywords: Chaplaincy; dashboard; data; interventions; staff care.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Chaplaincy Service, Hospital*
  • Clergy
  • Data Science
  • Florida
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pastoral Care*
  • Pilot Projects