Dr. Neil halpern of memorial sloan kettering cancer center joins board of healthcare chaplaincy network

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DR. NEIL HALPERN OF MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER 

JOINS BOARD OF HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY NETWORK 

 

NEW YORK, NY (September 7, 2016)––Neil A. Halpern, M.D.,

 

chief of critical care medicine 

and medical director of respiratory therapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New 

York, has joined the board of directors of HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (HCCN).  

 

The New York-based HCCN is a 55-year-old global nonprofit organization that focuses on 

education, clinical care, and research related to spiritual care in health care. It staffs the 

chaplaincy departments at several hospitals in New York, including Memorial Sloan Kettering, 

and provides a wide range of programs and services for both health care professionals and 

consumers. 

 

“We are delighted that Dr. Halpern is joining HealthCare Chaplaincy Network at a time when 

more eyes are on the spiritual care component of health care. His rich clinical experience will 

provide enormous insight as we continue to expand our educational, clinical care and research 

efforts,” said Rev. Eric J. Hall, HCCN’s president and CEO. 

 

Halpern will serve a three-year term, ending May 2019. 

 

Halpern is also a professor of medicine and anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College; a 

member of the editorial board of Critical Care Medicine and CHEST; and president of Critical 

Care Designs, a New York-based consulting firm that assists hospitals in intensive care unit 

(ICU) design, critical care medicine organization, and point-of-care testing systems 

implementation. In addition, he is a prolific author and speaker specializing in innovations in 

ICU design and other critical care topics.  

 

About HealthCare Chaplaincy Network™ 

HealthCare Chaplaincy Network™ is a global health care nonprofit organization founded in 

1961 that offers spiritual-related information and resources, and professional chaplaincy services 

in hospitals, other health care settings, and online. Its mission is to advance the integration of 

spiritual care in health care through clinical practice, research and education in order to improve 

patient experience and satisfaction and to help people faced with illness and grief find comfort 

and meaning—whoever they are, whatever they believe, wherever they are. For more 

information, visit www.healthcarechaplaincy.org, call 212-644-1111, and connect with us on 

twitter and Facebook. 

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Media contact: 

Carol Steinberg  

[e-mail] 

 

212-644-1111, ext.121