Works to address the needs and to improve the in-hospital experience of Indigenous individuals and families
Services include but are not limited to:
- Advocacy for the client
- Coordinate for language translation if needed
- Assistance for in-hospital patients to understand what is happening
- In-hospital visiting
- Arrange for cultural requests such as smudging, traditional medicines, and offering tobacco
- Arrange for Elders, Healers and Knowledge Keepers upon patient request
- Liaise with health representatives such as Community Health Nurses and Health Directors at Band level
- Assistance with hospital discharge and out-of-hospital follow-up and support
Wheelchair Accessible