Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) offers the following services to provide you and your family with emotional and practical support during your hospital stay.
Advance care planning ensure you can have a say in future decisions about your healthcare, even if you are not able to speak for yourself. Learn more about advance care planning.
You and your loved ones don’t have to face difficult decisions alone. Our Bioethicist can help in solving complex ethical problems so that you can make informed decisions about care and treatment. Learn more about our bioethics services.
If English is not your first language, our interpretation services help you to discuss healthcare information and clinical issues with your healthcare team. These free, private and confidential services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Learn more about our interpretation services.
Since the passing of Bill C-14 in Canada in 2016, medical assistance in dying (MAID) may be requested by patients who meet specific eligibility requirements. Learn more about MAID at MGH.
Our Volunteer Services Department’s recreational music volunteers provide vocal and instrumental music. This includes our Comfort Choir volunteers who visit patients around the hospital and our volunteers who play instruments in our Thomson Centre Lobby.
If you are a patient, or have a loved one who is a patient, and are interested in receiving a visit from one of our recreational music volunteers, please contact @email.
Dogs can bring comfort and joy to patients. In partnership with St. John's Ambulance, MGH's Volunteer Services Department has various dogs who bring smiles to interested patients in different areas of the hospital.
Pet Therapy visits are available for patients from Monday to Friday. If you are a patient, or have a loved one who is a patient, and are interested in receiving a visit from one of our pet therapy dogs, please contact @email.
Our inter-faith and inter-cultural Spiritual and Religious care Team offers support for patients and families of all faiths, cultures and religions. Learn more about our Spiritual and Religious Care Department.
This modern version of ancient healing practices seeks to balance a person’s energy flow. Learn more about therapeutic touch, including how to arrange a session with a trained volunteer.
Telephone contact is one way to stay connected to your family and friends while they are in hospital. It is also possible to connect by video. Our team can help patients with this. Learn more about video family visits.
