Spiritual Care
When and where it's needed most.
Mission-Driven
We envision a world where anyone has access to exceptional spiritual care when and where they need it most, bringing comfort and healing to all.
About Us
SpirituWell delivers professional, virtual spiritual care—when and where it’s needed most.
We provide emotional and spiritual support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals through secure phone and video visits. Our services include spiritual assessments and care planning, 24/7 spiritual care, goals of care facilitation, and care team consultation.
We partner with hospitals, serious illness providers, and other healthcare organizations to extend the reach of their spiritual care services—closing care gaps, supporting diverse patient populations, and ensuring high-quality, whole-person care across inpatient, outpatient, and home-based settings.
Our national network of experienced, interfaith chaplains represents a wide range of spiritual, cultural, and religious backgrounds. Every SpirituWell chaplain is trained to deliver compassionate, clinically integrated care through our HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform.
Our Story
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, people experiencing illness or nearing the end of their life were confronted with sudden isolation. People were walled off from their friends and family.
People died alone in their hospital beds or even in their homes. Family members were barred from visiting their loved ones, from offering emotional support, or experiencing a loved one’s last moments of life. Healthcare provider burnout rose as never ending shifts and compassion fatigue consumed those working on the front lines.
Patients, family members, and healthcare team members alike were deprived of one another and of the emotional support that can be provided by their faith and spirituality, sources of strength and comfort during times of crisis and suffering.
As the pandemic receded, it became apparent that systemic gaps in access to spiritual care pre-date the pandemic and will continue to grow if left unaddressed. In many places a significant portion of the population does not have sufficient access to spiritual services or to clergy of their religious tradition. SpirituWell was born out of the desire to bridge this gap. By offering virtual chaplaincy services 24/7, we ensure that anyone, regardless of their location, situation, or religious affiliation, can connect with a chaplain when they need to most.
To build our virtual spiritual care services we were joined by a council of clergy representing decades of experience and a diversity of faith traditions. These spiritual leaders advised on the establishment of SpirituWell’s virtual chaplain certification course and represent 13 religious denominations, including:
- Baha’i
- Buddhist
- Catholic
- Christian
- Hindu
- Jewish
- Lutheran
- Muslim
- Native American
- Sikh
- Southern Baptist
- United Methodist
- New Age
Meet Our Leadership Team
SpirituWell is lead by a team of healthcare innovators and chaplain professionals dedicated to expanding access to best in class spiritual care services.
Andrew Savitz is a healthcare entrepreneur and nonprofit board member. He is the CEO of SpirituWell, a telehealth chaplain service providing spiritual care across the care continuum. Andrew also serves on the Diversity, Access, and Health Disparities Workgroup of the National Alliance for Care at Home (NACH). As a nonprofit community leader, Andrew serves on the board of directors of Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota.
Prior to co-founding SpirituWell, for over 10 years Andrew served provider organizations and health plans as a business strategy and technology consultant. He began his career working with the Minnesota Hospital Association.
Jacqueline Hope Derby is a professional spiritual care provider and a certified bereavement facilitator. She has focused her career on issues related to miscarriage and fetal demise, infertility, pediatric medical ethics, trauma, research, and healthcare justice. Jacqueline's extensive experience includes serving as a chaplain at Norton Healthcare, VITAS Hospice, and UNC Hospitals. She's also worked for Carolina Donor Services, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, and in other ministry positions. Jacqueline holds a BA in Liberal Studies from St. Thomas University and an M.Div from Duke Divinity School. She completed her chaplain residency at Rush University Medical Center as the resident for trauma at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Darrell Robinson is an accomplished healthcare chaplain, spiritual-care leader, and clinical mentor with more than four decades of experience in ministry, military service, crisis intervention, and compassionate care. He is committed to expanding equitable access to evidence-informed spiritual care while strengthening the role of chaplaincy within whole-person healthcare. Darrell has served as a hospital chaplain since 2006 and was recognized as a Southern Regional Legend in 2011. A Board-Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains, he also mentors and coaches chaplains pursuing APC/BCCI certification. He is also a Certified Cognitively Based Compassion Training (CBCT®) instructor. His approach combines professional excellence, theological depth, emotional intelligence, and compassionate accountability.
Board of Directors & Advisors
Avi
Olitzky
President, Olitzky Consulting Group
Board Member & Co-Founder
David
Stillman
Founder of GenGuru, Generational Expert, Best Selling Author
Board Member & Co-Founder
Norman
Lavintman
Founder, Palms Boulevard & Chief Marketing Officer
Board Member & Co-Founder
Brett
Atwood
President, Refined Science
Advisor
Mike
Chappuis
Telehealth Leader & COO of Sagent Behavioral Health, Fmr. Chief Administrative Officer of Mercy Virtual
Advisor
FAQ
What spiritual care services does SpirituWell provide?
- SpirituWell provides virtual spiritual care services including spiritual counseling, grief and bereavement counseling, spiritual assessment, and related services to patients, family members, and healthcare team members.
What provider organizations do you partner with?
We serve provider organizations across the care continuum, such as:
- Health Systems
- Hospice
- Palliative Care
- Rural Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
- Home Healthcare
- Chronic Condition Specialists (e.g. Oncology, Nephrology)
- Long Term Care and Senior Living
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
What are the qualifications necessary to serve as a chaplain for SpirituWell?
- Investiture: Must be formally licensed or otherwise officially authorized as a chaplain/ministry leader by a bona fide religious organization or congregation.
- Spirituality: Must be widely known as a leader of genuine, personal, spiritual character with a heart for chaplaincy and sacrificial service to others. Must evidence suitable social skills, including the ability to establish immediate rapport, confidence, and compassion when interacting with members of the community.
- Chaplaincy Experience: Should be a Board Certified Chaplain with a minimum of three years of ministerial/pastoral/spiritual leadership experience with proficiency in ministering to persons in a hospital, hospice, prison, senior living, or long-term care facility. If not a Board Certified Chaplain, must have a minimum of 1 CPE unit and minimum of 6 years experience working in a hospital, hospice, prison, senior living, or long-term care facility.
- Commitment: Chaplains will select from available shifts to be on-call for 8-hour shifts.
- Background Check: Must be willing to undergo a detailed background check conducted by a third-party and reference checks conducted by SpirituWell.
