Southeast also offers religious care

Southeast Missouri Hospital also provides pastoral services.

According to the Rev. William Matzat, Southeast's director of pastoral care, the hospital offers daily chapel, in-room devotionals for patients on closed-circuit television, confidential prayer ministry and digital hymnals.

There are two full- and one part-time chaplains, who also oversee a bereavement support group. There is also "Compassion Sabbath" for the very ill and dying, he said.