Spiritual Care Program

More information:
call 905-895-4521
extension 2539

Southlake's Spiritual Care Program provides spiritual, religious and emotional support to patients, families and staff on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis. The program is supported by a full-time Hospital Chaplain and Spiritual Care Visitors, which include volunteer chaplains, community clergy and trained lay spiritual care visitors.

If requested, patients are given appropriate religious sacraments or arrangements can be made for their own religious faith leader to visit.

Did You Know?

A recent survey showed that hospitalized patients ranked compassion, a caring presence and prayer as top priorities in their spiritual care. We suggest families and friends encourage the patient to seek spiritual support in times of need.

Other Services Offered Include:

Grief Support
"Growing Through Grief" support groups are offered three or four times each year to help the bereaved through the grieving process.

Spiritual Care Visitor Training
Every fall as required, a basic training course is offered one evening per week for six weeks by the Hospital Chaplain to lay people who are interested in becoming volunteer Spiritual Care Visitors (excluding volunteer clergy).

For information on resources available to you during your hospital visit or stay (for example: parking, what to bring, discharge times and other helpful information) please click on Patients and Visitors.