The Mission of Saint Camillus Center for Spiritual Care is to accompany people in the midst of suffering with holistic healing and hope. As chaplains we support, affirm, and challenge each other in a spirit of collaboration. We commit ourselves to be Church in its preferential option for the poor in the L.A. County/USC Medical Center.
WHO IS ST. CAMILLUS CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL CARE?
We are Catholic chaplains of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. We are here to be present to patients and supportive of family and staff. We try to live out our Mission Statement in light of the Gospel. We work in collaboration with the other chaplains of the Interfaith Chaplaincy Center. We pray for your healing and we hope we can be part of your journey of faith.
SUPPORT US
Please join the many generous and supportive Friends of Saint Camillus and make a donation. Your donations help us continue to train and offer qualified chaplains and religious visitors to the hospitals we serve daily and support the communities we serve in our outreach ministries.
Donations go to Saint Camillus Center, a registered nonprofit organization, to be used in its discretion for its ministries. Donations are tax deductible in the U.S. to the fullest extent permitted by law.
OUR HISTORY
In 1930, the cornerstone for the current hospital building was laid and the hospital was completed in 1933. (The TV soap opera General Hospital featured the building in its opening scenes.)
In 1954, Saint Camillus Parish was founded and since that time has provided Catholic chaplains to LAC+USC Medical Center. In 1985 and under the vision of then pastor Fr. Don Kribs, the parish boundaries were reworked and it became Saint Camillus Center for Pastoral Care. The chaplains’ full-time focus became the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center & Hospital, and USC University Hospital.