Alex Prado, MAT
Alex Prado, MAT, is a clinical Pastoral Education resident in the Mount Sinai Morningside Spiritual Care Department. Recently, Alex eased the sorrow for a grieving family.
While on call, he received a page for a three-month-old baby who had died at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Alex immediately went to the hospital, where he provided compassionate and skilled support to the grieving parents.
When he learned that the family had been planning a baptism before the baby died, he offered to baptize the child on the spot. The family gratefully agreed, and Alex performed a beautiful ceremony, incorporating scripture and prayers. When the parents expressed concern about leaving their baby alone until arrangements could be made, Alex offered to stay so that the parents could return home, as they were also worried about their two other children.
“Alex brought tremendous comfort to these grieving parents,” says Sophia Levin, MDiv, MA, BCC, Chaplain, Pediatrics and Maternity at the hospital. “From start to finish, he provided truly magnificent care in a heartbreaking, tragic situation.”
Alex is humble and turns his attention to his team when asked about this experience. He says, “The guidance, support, and inspiration I have received from my Spiritual Care team at Morningside, led by my Director, Esther Maria Roman—along with my educators and colleagues from the Center of Spirituality and Health during this enriching residency year—have helped me to be in touch with my own humanity and to connect with the humanity of all those in my care.”