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The Spiritual Health Team provides compassionate support for your feelings and your spirit while you are receiving care at the hospital. We help patients, families and their caregivers. We welcome people of all religions, spiritualities, cultures and beliefs. We also welcome people who do not follow any religion.
Being sick, hurt, or sad can bring up big questions. You may wonder about meaning, hope, your beliefs, or how to cope. We give you a safe and private place to talk about these things. You are always in charge of what you share and what you believe.
You can find our team all over the hospital. As a member of your care team, we work together with the doctors, nurses and clinicians who support you.
Spiritual care is for everyone. You do not have to be religious to talk with us. We welcome people from every background and belief. We meet you where you are.
We support patients, families and caregivers at every stage of their care journey at the hospital.
Our Spiritual Care Practitioners come from different cultures, backgrounds, faiths and spiritualities. They all have graduate-level training in psycho-spiritual studies, are registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and are members of the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care (CASC).
You can ask to see a Spiritual Care Practitioner. Your family or your care team can also ask for you. It is free and you do not need a doctor's note.
Here are three ways to ask for a visit:
No. We help people of all beliefs. We also help people who are not religious. We support what matters to you.
We listen. We support your feelings and your spirit. We help you talk about hope, meaning and how to cope. We can also set up prayer or rituals. We can help you reach a leader from your own faith.
Yes. What you tell us is private. We treat you with respect. We would only share if we must to keep you safe, or if the law says we have to.
Yes. We help family members and caregivers. We can help during your stay and after a loss.
No. Our support is free for patients and families.
Yes. If you say it is okay, we can help you reach a leader from your faith.
Ask anyone on your care team. Or call or email us using the details above.
Anyone is welcome to use our multifaith room located in M1, across from the parking elevators.
We work closely with them, but our scope of practice is different. Our focus is on meaning, hope, belief and grief. We also help with religious requests. When someone needs another kind of help, we connect them to the right person.