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    • Parking and Transportation
    • Have an emergency?
    • Visitor Information
    • Preparing for Your Stay
    • While at RVH
    • Patient & Family Experience Office
      • Your Safety
    • Patient Records
    • Accessibility
    • Health Library
    • Going Home
    • Send Best Wishes to a Patient
    • Thank Your Care Team
    • Send us your feedback
    • Essential Care Partner Program
  • Areas of Care
    • A-to-Z Listing
    • Birthing Unit, Obstetrics
      • Breastfeeding
      • Cord Blood Program
      • Little Wonders
      • Maternal Newborn Clinic
      • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
      • Obstetrics Unit
    • Cancer Program
      • Indigenous Patient Resources
      • Virtual Visit With Your Doctor
      • Cancer Clinics, Procedures, and Services
      • Cancer Patient’s First Visit
      • Cancer Treatment
      • Palliative Care
      • Rotary Lodge
    • Emergency Services
    • Family Medicine Teaching Unit (FMTU)
    • Heart Program
      • Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)
      • Cardiac and Renal Inpatient Unit
      • Cardio-Respiratory Treatment Clinic
      • Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
      • Cardiac Intervention Unit (CIU)
    • Imaging
      • Nuclear Medicine
      • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
      • Ultrasound
      • Interventional Radiology and Angiography
      • Computed Tomography (CT)
      • Breast Imaging – Mammography
      • General Radiography (X-Ray) and Fluoroscopy
    • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
    • Laboratory Services
    • Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
    • Mental Health and Addictions
      • Adult Mental Health Day Program
      • Adult Mental Health Inpatient
      • Adult Mental Health Outpatient
      • Adult Addiction Services
      • Adult Mental Health Crisis Services
      • Adult Mental Health Medication Clinic
      • Child and Youth Mental Health Program
      • Child and Youth Mental Health Day Program
      • Child and Youth Acute Outpatient Services
      • Community Treatment Order Services for Simcoe County
    • Paediatrics
      • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
      • Paediatrics
      • Children Development Services
    • Renal
    • Regional Pandemic Response Unit
    • Respiratory Inpatient
    • RVH-Innisfil
    • RVH-IOOF
    • Specialized Seniors Care
    • Stroke and Rehabilitation
    • Surgery
      • Surgery Treatment Clinic (STC)
    • Transitional Care Inpatient Unit (TCU)
    • Treatment Clinics
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      • Accessibility
      • Accreditation
      • Accountability and Performance
      • Best Practice Spotlight Organization
      • Ethics
      • ​Infection Prevention and Control
      • Publicly Reported Indictors
      • Quality Improvement Plan
      • Wait times
    • Newsroom
    • Procurement
    • Art@RVH
  • Get Involved
    • Our Auxiliary
      • Auxiliary Businesses
      • Auxiliary Events
      • Give to the Auxiliary
      • Our Auxiliary Board
      • Our History
      • Our Impact
    • RVH Foundation
  • Careers and Volunteering
    • Career Opportunities
      • Why join RVH?
      • Our Recruitment Process
      • Benefits
      • Stories From Our Staff
      • Getting to Know Our Region
    • Volunteering
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Student Volunteers
      • Stories from the Blue Brigade
      • Frequently asked questions
    • Patient and Family Advisory Council
    • Physician Recruitment
    • Clinical Academic Affiliations and Student Placements
  • Teaching and Research
    • Education
      • Centre for Education and Research – Clinical Simulation
      • Clinical Academic Affiliations and Student Placements
      • Community Education and Events
      • Family Medicine Teaching Unit
      • Medical Trainees and Professional Staff Observerships
      • RVH Learning Academy
    • Research Institute
    • IPAC Hub
Home Areas of Care Indigenous Patient Services

Indigenous Patient Services

About

RVH is pleased to offer hospital-wide Indigenous Patient Services to Indigenous patients and their families.

Services available:
• Culturally relevant support
• Advocacy
• Assistance with care planning
• Discharge planning
• Regional cancer care support
• Palliative care support for patient and families
• Community resources and healing support

General inquiries can be sent to IndigenousTeam@RVH.on.ca

Meet the Team

RVH Indigenous Patient Services - Akeesha

Akeesha Footman,
Indigenous Transition Facilitator

Telephone: 705-728-9090 x43337
Cell: 705-790-1196
footmana@RVH.on.ca

The Indigenous Transition Facilitator (ITF) supports First Nation, Inuit and Métis patients throughout all the RVH programs. The ITF can assist patients and families with their transition from hospital to home and community settings.

RVH Indigenous Patient Services - Gwen

Gwen Beaver,
Indigenous Patient Navigator
Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin, BANAC 

Telephone: 705-728-9090 x43140
Cell: 705-619-1204
beaverg@RVH.on.ca

In partnership with Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin, BANAC, the Indigenous Patient Navigator (IPN) supports First Nation, Inuit and Métis patients throughout all the RVH programs. The IPN provides patients with daily support, patient advocacy and community referrals.

Contact Information

General inquiries can be sent to IndigenousTeam@RVH.on.ca

  • A to Z Listing
  • Birthing Unit, Obstetrics
    • Breastfeeding
    • Little Wonders
    • Maternal Newborn Clinic
    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
    • Obstetrics Unit
  • Cancer Program
    • Indigenous Patient Resources
    • Virtual Visit With Your Doctor
    • Cancer Clinics, Procedures, and Services
    • New Patient Visit with the Cancer Program
    • Cancer Treatment
    • Palliative Care
    • Rotary Lodge
  • Emergency Services
  • Family Medicine Teaching Unit
  • Heart Program
    • Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)
    • Cardiac and Renal Inpatient Unit
    • Cardio-Respiratory Treatment Clinic
    • Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
    • Cardiac Intervention Unit (CIU)
  • Imaging Services
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
    • Ultrasound
    • Interventional Radiology and Angiography
    • Computed Tomography (CT)
    • Breast Imaging – Mammography
    • Radiology & Fluoroscopy
  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Laboratory Services
  • Mental Health & Addiction Program
    • Adult Mental Health Day Program
    • Adult Mental Health Inpatient Services
    • Adult Addiction Services
    • Adult Mental Health Crisis Services
    • Medication Clinic
    • Simcoe Muskoka Regional Child and Youth Mental Health Services
    • Simcoe Muskoka Regional Child and Youth Mental Health Day Program
    • Acute Outpatient Services for Child and Youth
    • Community Treatment Order Services for Simcoe County
  • Paediatrics
    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
    • Children Development Services
  • Renal
  • Respiratory Inpatient
  • RVH-Innisfil
  • Specialized Seniors Care
  • Stroke and Rehabilitation
  • Surgery Program
    • Surgery Treatment Clinic (STC)
  • Transitional Care Unit
  • Treatment Clinics


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