Whenever Annette Walker, president of Irvine, Calif.-based City of Hope Orange County, has entered a hospital’s spiritual care center, typically she sees one of two things. “Either they look like a white conference room and they’re so neutral that they don’t offend anybody, but they also don’t inspire anybody,” she told Becker’s. “Or they pick one denomination, but then what happens to all the rest of the people who don’t get the comfort and the opportunity that they should also have?”

Ms. Walker said City of Hope Orange County is located in a diverse community — ethnically, philosophically, politically and religiously. Research shows spiritual care is linked to better health outcomes, and 91% of individuals with advanced cancer have spiritual needs, according to City of Hope. These facto

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