"Yet studies have documented the importance of
religion and spirituality to many patients.
Seventy percent of dying patients want their
doctor to ask them about their religious beliefs."
[That's what hospital chaplaincy (&CPE) is all about! ]
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2015/08/13/doctors-fail-to-address-patients-spiritual-needs/
Yes, I also worked at the hospital , not as a chaplain, but as a mental health worker, for a year after college (with BA in psychology) before moving on into ministry as well (M.Div. , Evangelical ministry, missionary, etc). And I did CPE too! at UCLA .
