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PeaceHealth chaplain has supported patients, families staff during pandemic

By Marci Rau, as told to Wyatt Stayner
Published: June 7, 2021, 6:05am
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Marci Rau, who served as a chaplain at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver during the pandemic, pauses in the hospital's chapel. During the pandemic, Rau has had to find unique ways to connect patients and families during the dying process.
Marci Rau, who served as a chaplain at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver during the pandemic, pauses in the hospital's chapel. During the pandemic, Rau has had to find unique ways to connect patients and families during the dying process. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

A Year of COVID

Editor’s Note: Marci Rau is a chaplain at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Since March 2020, Rau has provided chaplaincy to PeaceHealth’s patients, including COVID-19 patients. As of Thursday evening, PeaceHealth Southwest had 137 COVID-19 deaths, serving as a main treatment hub for the county’s most severe COVID-19 cases.

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