[Syncro]

Strange.

Most hospitals have Christian Chaplains.

Should be on call 24/7, as should a priest.

Sorry about your experience.

[Rashputin]

I've only been Catholic a few years, maybe that was the problem. The priest in theory on call would come from a different parish or something and there was miscommunication ? The hospital still had a Crucifix in every room, or at least the room I was in, that surprised me these days.

It's not that big of deal, really, other than my parish priest told me someone would be there before surgery and therefore I was expecting someone. I'm not sure what they would have done anyway other than a blessing, right ? A friend of mine says they give you the last rites in case something goes wrong, but I'm not sure. If I hadn't been told to expect someone and had never seen priests at hospitals all hours of the day and night over the years I doubt I'd have noticed. Could be a shortage of people, too.

[Rashputin]

Oh, a nurse said they called someone which is where I got the 15:00 cutoff information, forgot to mention that. Good of the nurse to call.