Headwaters Pastoral Care Receives Financial Support from Area Faith Communities

Orangeville, ON, July 30, 2009 – Headwaters Health Care Centre announced today that financial contributions from area churches and faith communities to the hospital’s Pastoral Care Program over the past eight years have reached the $100,000 mark.

“As a patient centred hospital, Headwaters affirms the right of all patients to care that considers physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional needs.  Thanks to the generosity of local faith communities we are able to support the spiritual needs of all our patients,” says Cholly Boland, President and CEO, Headwaters Health Care Centre.

In 2001, the Pastoral Care Committee including volunteer chaplains and local clergy, lobbied to hire a part-time pastoral coordinator. The shared funding agreement enabled the hospital to hire Reverend Barbara Moulton in 2002, to manage the program.

“The various churches within the catchment areas of the hospital sites in Orangeville and Shelburne have been constant sources of the shared funding for pastoral care. Their continuing support has been vital in maintaining the excellent level of pastoral care provided to patients by the Reverend Barbara Moulton and her team of volunteer Chaplains,” says Reverend Ronald Pincoe, Chair of the Pastoral Care Committee. 

The pastoral care team provides non-denominational spiritual and religious care to all patients, their families, staff and volunteers at Headwaters Health Care Centre, regardless of faith or creed. The pastoral care team can provide counselling, caring presence, rituals, advocacy, and assist with coping strategies.

There is a Chapel and Multifaith Prayer Room on the lower level of Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, which is available for all patients, visitors and staff to use. Volunteer chaplains are available at both the Shelburne and Orangeville sites on call, on a 24/365 basis.

The public is invited to provide comments and suggestions about hospital services. Please contact Cholly Boland, President and CEO, Headwaters Health Care Centre at 519-941-2702 ext. 2200.

About Headwaters Health Care Centre
Headwaters Health Care Centre serves more than 110,000 residents in Caledon, Orangeville, Shelburne and Dufferin County. The hospital operates two sites – Headwaters Orangeville, a 108 bed acute care hospital and Headwaters Shelburne, a 33 bed chronic care hospital. Visit www.headwatershealth.ca.

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