The Saanich Peninsula Hospital Spiritual Health Practitioner is specially trained to help people discover and make use of the spiritual health resources available to them, both within themselves and in the community.
Respecting the various ways people look at Spiritual Health, which may or may not include religion, the Spiritual Health Practitioner will visit patients to offer spiritual support, if requested by the patient, the patient's family or by staff. The Spiritual Health Practitioner also offers spiritual support to staff and their families.
Sacred Space
The sacred space is for patients, families and staff needing a place of solace. The sacred space at SPH is located to the left after coming in through the entrance to the Extended Care section of the hospital.
Interdenominational Christian worship services take place every Sunday at 2:30 p.m.in the chapel. Various area churches representing several different denominations conduct a short worship service.
Church-Hymn Sing every Thursday at 10:45 a.m. All residents are welcome to attend.
Roman Catholic Mass occurs on the last Friday of the month at 11 a.m. in the Sun Room. Catholic community spiritual visitors visit the hospital every Wednesday to bring Holy Communion, if requested.
Spiritual Health Practitioner
Oceanna Hall
250-544-7676 (23322)
oceanna.hall@islandhealth.ca
Office Locations
Next to the hospital chapel, which is located to the left after coming in through the entrance to the Extended Care section of the hospital.
2166 Mt. Newton X Rd
Saanichton, B.C.
V8M 2B2
Tuesday: 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Thursday: 7 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Spiritual care services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An on-call spiritual care provider is available after hours.
