Spiritual health is an essential part of patient and family-centered care that responds to the whole person - body, mind and spirit. Your spiritual health is made stronger by making meaning and purpose in your life, taking on life’s challenges and nurturing ways of living well. Finding ways to enrich your life in the midst of suffering, chronic illness and uncertain times fosters your spiritual well-being.
Spiritual Health support is available to people of all walks of life and spiritual perspectives.
At any time, you and your loved ones can face uncertainties and experiences that affect your emotional or spiritual well-being.
We help patient and families who are faced with:
- An illness or new diagnosis
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- End-of-life
- Spiritual and emotional distress
- Times of crisis
- Lack of family, experiences of loneliness and isolation
- The need for counselling and psychotherapy
- The desire for prayer or rituals
The Spiritual Health Team
Spiritual Health members are part of your health care team who are here to provide spiritual and emotional support for patients and families.
Our team is comprised of Certified Spiritual Health Practitioners, Spiritual Health Associates and Registered Psychotherapists. We also have Catholic Priests and Volunteers on our team, who offer sacramental ministry including Communion, Sacraments of the Sick and pastoral counselling for Catholic patients.
To contact a Spiritual Health Practitioner:
We encourage you to contact contact a member of your care team to request a member of the Spiritual Health team.
Direct lines are as follows:
- HDH site: Please call the Spiritual Health, Mission & Ethics office at 613-544-3310, ext. 2219.
- KGH site: Please call the Spiritual Health office at 613-548-6094.
Spiritual Centres
Sacred spaces for quiet reflection, meditation or prayer and ceremonies are available at both our Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital sites.
