EmblemHealth Sponsors HealthCare Chaplaincy Network's Unique Free Online Services to Help the Seriously Ill and Family Caregivers -ChaplainsOnHand.org and ChatWithAChaplain

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 60,000 people dealing with the spiritual distress resulting from serious illness and grief have turned to the unique online service ChaplainsOnHand.org to find comfort regardless of religion or beliefs since its introduction by the nonprofit HealthCare Chaplaincy Network earlier this year. In addition, more than a thousand people have requested to chat with a chaplain by email or phone or to be remembered in prayer.

HealthCare Chaplaincy Network created ChaplainsOnHand.org and ChatWithAChaplain to provide professional-quality spiritual care for the countless people who feel they have nowhere else to turn to find relief from the big issues that weigh on their minds when coping with a new or ongoing health crisis or bereavement.

EmblemHealth is now a sponsor of these services, as part of its Care for the Family Caregiver program. As a health and wellness company, EmblemHealth has championed family caregivers for over a decade, providing tools and resources to help them navigate the family caregiving journey.  

"We are thrilled that EmblemHealth has joined with us to sponsor these much needed and first of their kind services to help those in spiritual distress – whoever they are, whatever they believe," says HealthCare Chaplaincy Network president and CEO Rev. Eric J. Hall. "The ChaplainsOnHand website has considerable information and resources written by highly experienced, professional chaplains. People who have chatted with chaplains say that the conversations have made quite a positive difference for them."

About EmblemHealth
EmblemHealth, Inc., through its companies Group Health Incorporated (GHI) and HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP), provides quality health care coverage and administrative services to approximately 3.4 million people. Groups and individuals can choose from a variety of PPO, EPO and HMO plans, as well as coverage for prescription drugs and dental and vision care. EmblemHealth offers a choice of networks, including quality doctors and other health care professionals throughout the region, leading acute care hospitals across the tri-state area, and physicians and hospitals across all 50 states. For more information, visit www.emblemhealth.com.

About HealthCare Chaplaincy Network
HealthCare Chaplaincy Network is a national health care organization that helps people faced with illness, suffering and grief find comfort and meaning in hospitals, online, and elsewhere ‒ whoever they are, whatever they believe, wherever they are. Its mission is to advance the integration of spiritual care in health care through clinical practice, research, and education in order to improve patient experience, satisfaction, and outcomes. It has been caring for the human spirit since 1961. Learn more at www.healthcarechaplaincy.org.

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