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CHAPLAINS
| The Reverend M. Stuart Baer is the Director of the Department of Spiritual Care. After working as a financial analyst Father Baer received his Ph in Philosophy and STL in Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. He did postgraduate studies in Canon Law at the Pontifical Lateran University and was an administrator in church organizations and a parish priest. He is fluent in Italian. Father Baer completed his internship in Clinical Pastoral Education at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York and residencies in Clinical Pastoral Education at Yale-New Haven Hospital and The Hospital Chaplaincy and supervised Clinical Pastoral Education at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He served as Coordinator of Clinical Pastoral Education at Northwest Covenant Medical Center. Father Baer is currently pursuing an MBA through the University of Chicago and is a Certified Chaplain in the National Association of Catholic Chaplains.. |
| Father Baer | Phone 7505 Voicemail 5405 |
| The Reverend Jeff Fleming has been on staff at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center since 1998. Rev. Jeff is chaplain for 3C Perioperative services, 4B Telemetry and 4C Med/Surg. Before becoming a chaplain he was a missionary for 17 years. After receiving his MA in InterCultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena he completed an internship at UCLA Medical Center and residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at UCLA Neuro Psychiatric Institute. He assists the Mended Hearts Support Group and is a member of the ethics committee. |
| Rev. Jeff | Phone/Voicemail 1386 Pager 6-837 |
| The Reverend Dan Hudson has been on staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center since 1996. Dan is chaplain for 2N ICU/CCU and Perioperative services. Dan earned his MDiv degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena and completed a residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at UCLA Medical Center, Queens Medical Center and Kapiolani Women's and Children's Medical Center. He has supervised Clinical Pastoral Education at UCLA Medical Center and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. Dan is an Associate Pastor and ordained Assemblies of God minister. |
| Rev. Dan | Phone 7505 Voicemail 2027 Pager 19-196 |
| Sister Marian Kozlowski, O.L.V.M. has been on staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center since 1976. She is chaplain for 3N Telemetry and 4S Med/Surg. Prior to becoming a chaplain she worked in government, private industry and health care and was a missionary to Africa. She completed Clinical Pastoral Education at Long Beach General Hospital, Fred C. Nellis Boys School, Saint Joseph Medical Center of Orange and Presbyterian Medical Center of San Francisco. Sister Marian is a Certified Chaplain in the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. and a member of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters. |
| Sister Marian | Phone 7505 Voicemail 2057 Pager 19-916 |
| The Reverend Dr. James V. Lyles has been on staff at the Providence Health System since 1995. He is weekend chaplain for Saint Joseph and for Holy Cross Trauma Center, 4D Rehab and Villa Sub-Acute/TCU. After graduating Perkins School of Theology, McCormick Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Foundation he pastored churches and served as a missions executive in the US and Africa for 48 years and as chaplain at Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center and Veterans Administration Medical Center Sepulveda. He completed Clinical Pastoral Education at UCLA Medical Center. The Reverend Lyles is an ordained United Methodist minister in retired relations. |
| Rev. Lyles | Phone/Voicemail 4604 Pager 6-531 |
| Brother Joe McTaggart, C.S.C. has been on staff at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center since 1985. Brother Joe is chaplain for 3B Oncology, Providence Cancer Center and Providence Home Hospice. He facilitates the Cancer Support Group. Before becoming a chaplain Brother Joe was an educator for 17 years. After graduate work at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley he completed his residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center. He writes a regular column, "Spirituality and Cancer," for the Cancer Support Group Newsletter and has been a speaker locally and at state conferences of the California Hospice Association. Brother Joe is a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and a Brother of the Holy Cross. |
| Brother Joe | Phone/Voicemail 1749 Pager 6-549 |
| The Reverend Brenda N. Mitchell has been on staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center since 1995. She is chaplain for 3S Oncology and Providence Home Hospice. Brenda earned her MA in Theology and MDiv degrees at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena and completed her internship and residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at UCLA Medical Center. Before becoming a chaplain she was a research biologist for the University of New Mexico and at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver. Brenda has published articles on Pastoral Care in the Encyclopedia Of Psychology by Baker Bookhouse (latest edition) and has specialized in oncology pastoral care and support groups. She co-facilitates the Bereavement Support Group at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. Brenda is the Parish Associate at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Burbank and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA. |
| Rev. Brenda | Phone 7505 Voicemail 2035 Pager 19-949 |
| The Rev. Rick Molden has been on staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center since 1996. Rick is chaplain for 4W Orthopedics, 4C Rehab and 6S Med/Surg. He earned his MDiv degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena and completed an internship in Clinical Pastoral Education at Children�s Hospital Los Angeles. Before becoming a chaplain Rick was an educator, church pastor, and missionary. He is fluent in Spanish. Rick is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA. |
| Rev. Rick | Phone 7505 Voicemail 2026 Pager 19-394 |
| Sister Margaret Ellen O'Connell, R.S.H.M. has been on staff at Providence Saint Elizabeth's Care Center since 1998. She did graduate study in theology at Loyola Mary Mount College in Westchester and completed a residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Joseph's of Orange and Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Before becoming a chaplain at Saint Elizabeth's she was an educator for 25 years and a chaplain for 16 years at Daniel Freeman Medical Center. Sister Margaret facilitates the Celebration of Life and services for patients at Saint Elizabeth's. She is a Certified Chaplain in the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. and a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. |
| Sister Margaret | Phone 980-3872 |
| Sister Mary Prendergast, S.S.L. has been on staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center since 1979. She is chaplain for 5S OB/GYN Women's services, 5E Labor-Delivery, 5C NICU and 5W Med/Surg. After receiving her MA degree from California State University at Northridge she was an educator for 24 years and a nurse for 3 years. She did Clinical Pastoral Education at University of California San Francisco Hospital. Sister Mary is a member of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. and Sister of Saint Louis (Ireland). |
| Sister Mary | Phone 7505 Voicemail 2053 Pager 19-918 |
| Chaplain Leah Rynasko has been on staff since 1998. After she completed coursework for an MAJS in Rabbinics from the University of Judaism she did her doctoral work in Semitics at UCLA. She was a paramedic, cantor, synagogue education director, university department chairman of Jewish Studies, executive director of a television production corporation and director of internet development for a computer company. She completed an internship in Social Work at Albany Medical Center Hospital and an internship and residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at UCLA specializing in pediatric oncology and was a chaplain at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center. She has published articles in The Jewish Chaplain and authored the book God Our Healer. She is a Board Certified Chaplain of the Association of Professional Chaplains and a Certified Jewish Chaplain of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains. |
| Chaplain Leah | Phone/Voicemail 4604 Pager 6-531 |
| Sister Sarah Marie Schmitt, C.S.C. has been on staff at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center since 1998. She is chaplain for 3A Med/Surg, 3D Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Labor and Delivery, Maternity and Nursery. She was a registered nurse for seventeen years before becoming a chaplain. Sister Sarah is fluent in Spanish. She received her MDiv degree at Loyola University Chicago. She completed an internship at Mount Carmel Medical Center and residency at Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Clinical Pastoral Education. Sister Sarah is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. | Sister Sarah | Phone/Voicemail 1387 Pager 6-849 |
| The Reverend James Toal has been on staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center since 1974. Father Toal is chaplain for TCU, Liturgy and Sacramental Ministry. After completing his graduate studies in Theology at Saint John's Seminary in Camarillo he pastored churches for 17 years. He did Clinical Pastoral Education at Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Washington DC. Father Toal is a Certified Chaplain in the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. |
| Father Toal | Phone 7505 Voicemail 2039 |
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