Lutheran Chaplaincy Outreach
Board of Directors Schedule Presentations SupportLCO Kind of Care Minutes Finances Newsletter Governing Documents	Lutheran Chaplaincy Outreach (LCO), a not-for-profit organization,  was organized in 2005 to provide pastoral care to ELCA patients and their families at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC). Thirty to eighty-five identified Lutherans are hospitalized daily at UIHC. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics provides office space, staff support, telephone service, and parking for the chaplains but not full-time salaries. Lutheran Chaplaincy Outreach (LCO) provides funding for Pastor Cindy Breed to serve as the ELCA chaplain at University of Hospitals and Clinics. She has been a chaplain there since 1997. Chaplain Cindy is a dedicated and compassionate Lutheran pastor who knows the procedures at UIHC and provides comfort, reassurance and hope to patients and families there. There are over 28,000 inpatients at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics each year and over 900,000 outpatient appointments in more than 200 clinics. In this 734 bed hospital, where the most serioiusly ill patients come from all over the country, the need is great for the love and hope of Jesus Christ to be shared. Here is a link to the UIHC web Site. the UIHC Spritiual Services web site is Spiritual Services. To request Spiritual Care from Chaplain Breed, you can call Spiritual Care at 319-356-2523 or 6-2523 on a hospital phone and request Pastor Breed. You may also reach her by email at cindy-breed@uiowa.edu. The Lutheran Chaplaincy Outreach board of directors provides the direction, vision, and administration for this position and receives contributions from congregations, individuals, and organizations such as Women of the ELCA and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to support the LCO Chaplain. This board along with all of the LCO committees are comprised of volunteers who see the importance of this chaplain position. More volunteers are always needed.