Spiritual Care
Part of healing involves addressing your spiritual or religious needs. Providing support for patients, families, and our staff experiencing grief and emotional or spiritual distress is our highest priority. When you work with a Torrance Memorial chaplain, they become an integral part of your healthcare team, ensuring you are cared for holistically.
Support We Offer
- Spiritual and emotional support
- Compassionate listening
- Family meeting facilitation
- Clergy/faith community referrals
- Theological or faith questions
- Pastoral prayer
- Spiritual resources and materials
- Religious rituals
- End-of-life celebrations or rituals
Our Chapel
The Turpanjian Family Chapel is open 24 hours a day and is located on the 1st floor of the Lundquist Tower, adjacent to the Healing Garden.
Our Chaplains
The chaplains at Torrance Memorial are trained to support a wide array of religious, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds. As a key part of your interdisciplinary healthcare team, they provide spiritual support with compassion and understanding to people of all religions—or no religion—during your hospital stay.
Availability:
Hospital chaplains are available for spiritual support Monday-Saturday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM.
Contact:
Email: spiritualcare@tmmc.com
Phone: 310-891-6694
Meet the Team
Manager, Rev. Douglas Lee, M.Div, BCC
Chaplain Doug began at Torrance Memorial as an intern, became a board-certified chaplain (BCC) with the Association of Professional Chaplains in 2024, and was made manager of the Inpatient Spiritual Care Program in 2025. He received his Master of Divinity from Talbot School of Theology in 2000 and was ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church in 2009. Doug’s experiences growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia as well as his short-term mission work in Mozambique, Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia have enriched his ability and passion to bring comfort and support to patients, family, and staff of diverse backgrounds, cultures, beliefs, and traditions.
Rev. Jan Arthur Lee, M.Div, BCC
Chaplain Jan is a board-certified chaplain (BCC) with the Association of Professional Chaplains. He has been with Torrance Memorial since 2020. Previously, he served as a congregational pastor for 25 years and is an ordained minister within the American Baptist tradition. Jan provides pastoral care to both patients and staff, utilizing his music background to help soothe and assure during hospital stays. Whether you belong to a religious tradition or not, Jan is here to offer support and send some aloha vibes your way.
Michiko Matsue, M.Div, PBCC
Chaplain Michiko is a provisional board-certified Per Diem chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains (PBCC) at Torrance Memorial. She received her Master of Divinity from Fuller Seminary in 2023 and continues to grow in her theological journey. Drawing from her experience as a critical care nurse, medical missionary in Gambia and Thailand, and disaster relief responder in Japan, she brings a steady, compassionate presence to those in crisis. Trained in Trauma-Informed Care, Somatic Psychology, and Reiki, Michiko offers holistic care to patients, families, and staff alike.
NODA/Caring Companions
Torrance Memorial participates in the No One Dies Alone (NODA) program, an internationally recognized volunteer program that supports actively dying patients who have no one at their bedside. The program ensures that everyone has someone with them when they die, just as they did when they were born.
We have employees and community members serving as trained volunteers to comfort patients without nearby family or friends. Patients, whether conscious or not, can benefit from the comfort of a hand being held, music playing, or someone reading or talking to them.
Contact:
Volunteer Services: 310-517-7070 x76000
Men’s Cancer Support Group
This group meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 10–11 AM via Zoom. Please email Rev. Jan Lee at jan.lee@tmmc.com if you have any questions or are interested in joining the group.
