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Hospitals and Health CareIllinois, United States2-10 Employees
Bishop Anderson House operates within the hospitals and health care sector, offering pastoral care and spiritual support to the sick and those who care for them. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the organization visits patients in medical settings, trains volunteers, and collaborates with professionals across disciplines to integrate ethics, spirituality, and medicine, serving a diverse range of religious traditions and communities. Its work includes fall-through services such as lay chaplain training, care for women in trauma, elderly ministry, and advocacy for the uninsured, with activities extending to hospitals, nursing homes, hospice programs, and congregations, reaching thousands of people annually. As a member agency of Episcopal Charities and Community Services, Bishop Anderson House positions itself at the intersection of faith and clinical practice, contributing to research and education on ethics and spirituality in medicine through partnerships with psychologists, chaplains, epidemiologists, and physicians.