Located on the second floor of the Vail Health hospital’s west wing, the Frechette Chapel is open 24 hours a day for patients, families, guests and staff. It also serves as a central meeting space for the Vail Health chaplains to conduct services. The chapel, the first to be opened within the hospital, was made possible by generous donations from the Frechette Family Foundation.
Thanks to a partnership with B’nai Vail Congregation, featured inside the Frechette Chapel is a replica of the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem. The stones for the wall came from the very same stone quarry used by King Solomon in building the Temple in Jerusalem. In keeping with a 300-year-old tradition of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, there are spaces between the stones allowing visitors to leave a note expressing their deepest hope on a joyous occasion or heartfelt feelings during a difficult time.
Chapel and Spiritual Services
Vail Health Frechette Chapel
Spiritual Services
Vail Health chaplains provide compassionate spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff across all Vail Health locations. Services are available to individuals of all faith traditions, as well as those with no religious affiliation.
When to Request a Chaplain
Chaplains are available when:
The chaplain office is located in the Vail Health Hospital west wing on floor 2 next to the chapel.
Our Approach to Spiritual Care:
Spiritual care means meeting people where they are and honoring their unique beliefs, values, and experiences. Vail Health chaplains are interfaith providers who serve individuals of all backgrounds.
Chaplains:
Chaplains provide spiritual care throughout the Vail Health system, including:
When to Request a Chaplain
Chaplains are available when:
- You would like to talk about spiritual or emotional concerns
- You are facing a new diagnosis, serious illness, surgery, or end-of-life decisions
- You need prayer, a blessing, sacraments, or other religious rites
- You are experiencing fear, anxiety, grief, or spiritual crisis
- There is family conflict or a need for support during difficult moments
- You need help connecting with your faith community or local clergy
- Funeral arrangements or end-of-life support are needed
- A staff member would like confidential support
The chaplain office is located in the Vail Health Hospital west wing on floor 2 next to the chapel.
Our Approach to Spiritual Care:
Spiritual care means meeting people where they are and honoring their unique beliefs, values, and experiences. Vail Health chaplains are interfaith providers who serve individuals of all backgrounds.
Chaplains:
- Offer emotional and spiritual comfort during times of trauma, stress, and crisis
- Provide a calm, supportive presence
- Listen without judgment and create a safe space for reflection
- Assist during theological or spiritual struggles
- Coordinate with community clergy for specific faith requests
Chaplains provide spiritual care throughout the Vail Health system, including:
- Proactive rounding in Vail Health Hospital
- Outpatient support at Shaw Cancer Center
- Integration within the Shaw at Home palliative care team
- Precourt Healing Center
- Vail Health Behavioral Health
- Trauma response (7:00 AM – 10:00 PM daily)
- Support across all Vail Health campuses and facilities upon request or referral
- Support staff across all Vail Health campuses and facilities
- Publish a weekday “Daily Reflection” article for Vail Health personnel
- Engage with local faith leaders and host an annual community faith leader conference
- Participate in internal committees and initiatives, including:
- Ethics Committee
- Trauma Committee
- Zero Suicide Task Force
- Wellbeing Committee
- Committee on Cancer
- Eagle Valley Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
- Safety Huddle
Vail Health Chaplains
MARK JOHNSON
Mark Johnson, MS, MDiv, DMin, BCCC/SCP, has been a chaplain at Vail Health since March 2022. He is a board-certified clinical chaplain and spiritual care practitioner. Mark is a member of the Spiritual Care Association, the Center for Spiritual Care & Pastoral Formation, and the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. He completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Capstone University.
Mark earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tennessee, and holds both a Master of Divinity and a Master of Science in Biblical and Related Studies from Abilene Christian University. He taught at the university level for 12 years, serving as a religion instructor at Panhandle Oklahoma State University for 4 years and at Amarillo College for 8 years, where he was the department chair of religion.
With over 35 years of experience in congregational ministry, Mark has worked in Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, and Colorado. He and his wife, Annette, have three adult sons who live in Colorado, Texas, and North Dakota.
Mark Johnson, MS, MDiv, DMin, BCCC/SCP, has been a chaplain at Vail Health since March 2022. He is a board-certified clinical chaplain and spiritual care practitioner. Mark is a member of the Spiritual Care Association, the Center for Spiritual Care & Pastoral Formation, and the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. He completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Capstone University.
Mark earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tennessee, and holds both a Master of Divinity and a Master of Science in Biblical and Related Studies from Abilene Christian University. He taught at the university level for 12 years, serving as a religion instructor at Panhandle Oklahoma State University for 4 years and at Amarillo College for 8 years, where he was the department chair of religion.
With over 35 years of experience in congregational ministry, Mark has worked in Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, and Colorado. He and his wife, Annette, have three adult sons who live in Colorado, Texas, and North Dakota.
ETHAN MOORE
Ethan is Vail Health’s supervising chaplain and has been at Vail Health since April of 2023. His first career of 14 years was in landscape architecture and planning, which brought him to the Vail Valley in 1995. Ethan received his Master of Theology in 2005 and served as the pastor of a local church from 2003 to 2023, during which time he also served as a volunteer trauma response chaplain at our Hospital’s Emergency Department.
Ethan is a board-certified Clinical Chaplain, Spiritual Care Practitioner, and Pastoral Counselor through the Center for Spiritual Care and Pastoral Formation. He and his wife Lisa live in Eagle and have two adult children, both born right here in the Vail Health Hospital.
Ethan is Vail Health’s supervising chaplain and has been at Vail Health since April of 2023. His first career of 14 years was in landscape architecture and planning, which brought him to the Vail Valley in 1995. Ethan received his Master of Theology in 2005 and served as the pastor of a local church from 2003 to 2023, during which time he also served as a volunteer trauma response chaplain at our Hospital’s Emergency Department.
Ethan is a board-certified Clinical Chaplain, Spiritual Care Practitioner, and Pastoral Counselor through the Center for Spiritual Care and Pastoral Formation. He and his wife Lisa live in Eagle and have two adult children, both born right here in the Vail Health Hospital.
DAISY JONES
Daisy Jones, originally from suburban Chicago, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in North Carolina and later received her Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in May 2024. In the fall of 2024, she moved to Colorado to complete a Clinical Pastoral Education residency at AdventHealth Hospital in Denver. Prior to attending graduate school, Daisy worked as a housing advocate in Minneapolis, Minnesota, helping children and families. In the fall of 2025, she and her beloved dog, Wilbur, relocated to the mountains.
Daisy Jones, originally from suburban Chicago, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in North Carolina and later received her Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in May 2024. In the fall of 2024, she moved to Colorado to complete a Clinical Pastoral Education residency at AdventHealth Hospital in Denver. Prior to attending graduate school, Daisy worked as a housing advocate in Minneapolis, Minnesota, helping children and families. In the fall of 2025, she and her beloved dog, Wilbur, relocated to the mountains.
JUSTIN FANNON
Justin is a clinician and researcher specializing in integrating behavioral health and spiritual care at Vail Health’s Precourt Healing Center. He currently serves as a Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health Fellow with Emory Healthcare and as Lab Coordinator in Emory University’s Psychoanalytic Institute. His work integrates psychodynamic theory, attachment, and spirituality and has contributed to more than 20 APA presentations and peer-reviewed publications.
He earned his B.S. and B.A. from Emory & Henry University and his M.Div. from Emory University. Following his fellowship, he plans to pursue advanced graduate training in psychology. A former All-American athlete, avid hiker, and recreational photographer, Justin brings an integrative, whole-person perspective to his clinical and scholarly work.
Justin is a clinician and researcher specializing in integrating behavioral health and spiritual care at Vail Health’s Precourt Healing Center. He currently serves as a Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health Fellow with Emory Healthcare and as Lab Coordinator in Emory University’s Psychoanalytic Institute. His work integrates psychodynamic theory, attachment, and spirituality and has contributed to more than 20 APA presentations and peer-reviewed publications.
He earned his B.S. and B.A. from Emory & Henry University and his M.Div. from Emory University. Following his fellowship, he plans to pursue advanced graduate training in psychology. A former All-American athlete, avid hiker, and recreational photographer, Justin brings an integrative, whole-person perspective to his clinical and scholarly work.