Manitoba Health

Where Can I Find Spiritual Health Care?

Spiritual health care is becoming more available in various RHA's. Each region has a person designated to deal with how these spiritual health concerns are met. In Manitoba there are trained professional who provide spiritual health care services in a number of hospitals, clinics and personal care homes.

Most major hospitals have a spiritual care department with spiritual health care specialists on staff. In the past, these were referred to as chaplains; in some centers, that may still be the term used. 

Both spiritual and religious care can be made available when a person is seeking treatment for physical or mental health concerns.

When a person is seeking spiritual care, they should try to determine if they are interested in religiously-focused care, and/or spiritual care from a non-religious perspective. Once that decision is made, a person can ask health care staff for a referral to either religious representatives or a spiritual health care specialist.