SAH encouraged by Indigenous Health Strategy, administrator says – SooToday.com

Navigators are guiding Indigenous patients through the hospital experience: SAH will explore an Indigenous health department or program

Sault Area Hospital’s Indigenous Health Strategy is beginning to show some encouraging results.

“This is key work in our strategic plan. It’s work that the team is very, very proud of, about the relationships that we’ve built through this journey thus far,” said Shauna Hynna, SAH vice president people, planning and partnerships in a report to the hospital’s board of directors at its monthly meeting held Monday.

Approximately 700 SAH staff and partners, including board members, have attended cultural sensitivity training at the hospital.

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