Creating Partnerships| Getting Involved| Volunteer Opportunities

Creating Partnerships

Children, youth and their families are at the centre of how we provide care at the Stollery Children’s Hospital. Creating partnerships with patients and families allows us to deliver world class care with compassion and respect.

The family and the child or youth are valued members of the care team ensuring a collaborative, consistent and continuous approach in a family centred care environment. The Stollery is a place to receive care and healing in an environment where:

• Everyone is treated with respect and dignity
• We communicate and share complete and unbiased information with patients and families in ways that are affirming and useful to you
• You are encouraged to build on your strengths through participation in your hospital and healthcare journey to enhance control and collaboration with your health care team
• Collaboration between families, patients, doctors and nurses; not only in the delivery of care but in policy development, program development and professional education

Patient and family centred care at the Stollery means families and patients are partners from the bedside to the boardroom and everything in between. Families and patients are encouraged and supported to be active members of their care team. We recognize that families and patients have unique experiences and can offer valuable information as partners in the operation of the hospital.

Become Involved

Patient & Family Centred Care Network

Our PFCC network is open to any family member, patient, staff, physician or member of the health care community who is interested in patient and family centred care at the Stollery.

You will receive a monthly e-newsletter, the Primer, that will keep you informed of patient and family centred care initiatives at the Stollery and ways you can get involved. Subscribe.

Patient & Family Centred Care Council

Partners in planning, implementation and evaluation of existing and future care and services. They provide leadership, collaboration and the family voice to the operation of the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

Cardiac Family Advisory Care Team (FACT)

This council focuses on the Cardiac Program at the Stollery Children’s Hospital. It includes families/caregivers or patients who have experienced care at the Stollery Children’s Hospital Cardiac Program for themselves or their child.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Family Advisory Care Team (NICU FACT)

These volunteers support the NICU Care Team in promoting the values, perspective, and practices of patient and family centred care. They help improve quality communication and facilitate learning among all of the members of the Care Team.

NICU FACT has a member representative on the Stollery Patient and Family Centred Care Council to facilitate a strong linkage between the two groups.

Youth Advisory Council

This council focuses on youth health with an emphasis on the Stollery Children’s Hospital, as well as any additional programs, policies or platforms regarding youth healthcare in Alberta.  Patients and siblings aged 12-17 who have experienced care at the Stollery Children’s Hospital are welcome to apply.

Additional Volunteer Opportunities

• Peer Support - families are engaged in peer support at the bedside, online and in parent groups
• Family Talks - families share their stories to inspire, motivate and educate health professionals
• Capital Projects - families share their unique understanding and perspective on requirements for new hospital spaces and designs
• Policy & Procedure Review - families are involved in the review of new policies and procedures to ensure they are family centred
• Interview Panels - families are engaged on interview panels to help select new faculty and medical staff that will fit into our patient and family centred culture
• Quality Councils and Committees - families sit at the table with management and frontline staff to engage in process improvement

For more information about any of these opportunities or to become involved - Apply online