Helping to shape the future of healthcare.
Positive patient and family experiences occur through helpful communication, mutual respect for all and a true partnership between patients, families and staff. We value your opinion and invite your input and outlook. If you have a compliment, suggestion or concern please inform your nurse, healthcare provider or ask to speak to the manager of the department, by calling the Information Desk at 905-895-4521, ext. 2118.
If you require further assistance, please contact the Patient Relations Office and a member of our Patient Relations team will be able to assist you.
By email:
Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
(excl. Statutory Holidays)
Patient Relations Office
Southlake Regional Health Centre
596 Davis Drive
Newmarket, ON L3Y 2P9
At Southlake, we value what patients and families are telling us about their care. By partnering with you, your family and loved ones every step of the way, we can find ways to help improve our healthcare services.
To help deliver this commitment, Southlake created a Patient and Family Advisory Program with more than 70 Patient and Family Advisors (PFAs) partnering with patients and families towards creating an environment where the best experiences happen.
We are looking for Patient and Family Advisors (PFAs). A PFA is a volunteer who provides advice from the perspective of the patient, family, caregiver or chosen support person in matters that relate to the patient.
For more information regarding becoming a PFA, please review our Patient and Family Advisory Position Guide.
To apply please fill out the PFA Volunteer Application Form.
Patients and families can request spiritual care visits through their care team or by emailing spiritualcare@southlake.ca, or calling 905-895-4521 ext. 2198. After-hours support is available 24 hours a day by calling the switchboard at 905-895-4521.
Southlake is focused on a patient-centred approach to spiritual care and ensuring that everyone is treated with respect, dignity and compassion.
Southlake has established partnerships with many community spiritual care leaders and faith groups, enabling us to facilitate a spiritual care program tailored to the unique needs of each patient. Through our list of more than 65 spiritual care contacts, our program offers an inclusive community-based partnership approach to support the individual needs of patients and families. All spiritual care providers are committed to confidentiality and privacy.
Southlake maintains two on-site spiritual care centres located in the main building of our Davis Drive site (level 1 lobby) and in the Stronach Regional Cancer Centre (level 2). These spaces are managed by Southlake’s dedicated team of spiritual care volunteers and are available 24/7 for prayer, quiet reading, reflection and meditation for patients and families. In both areas spiritual items such as books, beads and rugs are available for all.
Spiritual care volunteers offer support to our patients each day and maintain our collection of faith-based materials, including copies of the Old and New Testaments, Quran, Bhagavad Gita, Vedas, and more, which are available to all patients and families upon request.
If you wish to receive visits from members of your faith community, please speak to your care team.
Setting the standard that patients and families can expect lies at the heart of Southlake’s 2018 Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) designation.
BPSOs are healthcare and academic organizations selected by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) to implement evidence-based Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs). These guidelines focus on making a positive impact on our patients.
Forty-seven Clinical and ten Healthy Work Environment BPGs have been developed. During the three-year pre-designate term, Southlake implemented 10 of the Best Practice Guidelines and developed BPSO champions by engaging the staff who provide direct care and providing them with educational opportunities and paid time to work on implementing the best practices on their units.
Southlake’s Community Ontario Health Team will be partnering with RNAO to implement Best practice guidelines to further improve our commitment to clinical excellence in the community.
Best Practice Guidelines Implemented
Year One: 2015-2016
Year Two: 2016-2017
Year Three: 2017-2018
Year Four: 2018-2020 (Post Designation – In Progress)
Southlake will be partnering with our Ontario Health Teams to further improve our commitment to clinical excellence within the community.
For more information about Southlake as a Best Practice Spotlight Organization, contact BPSO co-leads Carol Williams at cwilliams@southlakeregional.org or Joanne Campbell at jcampbell@southlake.ca.
Southlake’s Patient Declaration of Values guides how staff, physicians and volunteers interact with patients.
We have recently rolled out an end-of-shift check in pocket card for all staff, adapted ...
Apr 24
We’re celebrating Patient Experience Week! A time to recognize healthcare staff impacting the patient experience ...
Happy #NationalNursingWeek to the many amazing nurses and other heroes of @southlakerhc who are working ...
Apr 22
RT @DeputyPDaSilva: I am humbled & honoured to be the Executive Sponsor for the @YRP ...
Southlake staff want to say thank you, to YOU! Through donations such as meals and ...
Apr 22
An AMAZING accomplishment! Thank you for your unwavering support for the doctors, nurses, allied health ...
We are thrilled to announce a new community initiative to raise funds for Southlake's COVID-19 ...
Apr 22
Thank you for being heroes in the fight against childhood cancer @YRP @CentralYorkFire @YorkParamedics… https://t.co/sChkZa5jCJ ...
We are creating a new website environment where the best experiences happen! We can’t wait until late fall to show you.
Until then, please follow the link below for any further information on our existing website.
