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Mississauga Halton Palliative Care Network

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Record #: MHH0590 Last Full Update: 10 Jan 2022
Contact Information
Office Phone 905-855-9090 ext 2725
Hospice Palliative Helpline: 905-667-1865
E-Mail info@mhpcn.net
Website www.mhpcn.net/
Primary Contact Leah Clarke, Administrative Assistant
Agency Information
Description (Agency) Partnership with Acclaim Health, The Dorothy Ley Hospice, Heart House Hospice
Legal Status (30) Provincial Government
Established 2016
Primary Executive Katherine Davison, Regional Administrative Director , 905-855-9090 ext 5352; Email: katherine.davison@lhins.on.ca
Funding Donations * Ontario Health (Central)
Description and Service Details
Description (Service) The network provides planning and strategic implementation of palliative care resources and services at the local level to ensure a system-wide approach to palliative care that’s patient focused * provides health care professionals, patients and families with access to local information, support services and resources for hospice palliative care assistance, and a listing of palliative care service providers within the Mississauga Halton boundaries


Palliative care is a type of care that helps to improve the quality of life for patients and their caregivers who are living with an advanced illness * this approach to care promotes comfort and provides support to patients and their caregivers


The goal of palliative care is to:
  • identify symptoms early and provide relief for physical symptoms such as pain or shortness of breath
  • offer support for psychological, social and spiritual needs of the patient and the caregiver
  • help patients and their caregivers identify what is important to them as well as plan for and cope with changes
  • provide support in making a plan for decisions about future health care
  • provide grief and bereavement support
Areas Served Etobicoke Central ; Halton Hills ; Milton ; Mississauga ; Oakville
Boundaries Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville, Mississauga (part in Mississauga Halton), and Toronto (part in Mississauga Halton)
Eligibility No restrictions
Application Call or visit
Languages English ; French
Fees Free
Site Information
Site Location Mississauga (Sheridan Park)
Located In Community Mississauga
Address & Map
2655 North Sheridan Way, Suite 140
Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8
 
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Intersection Winston Churchill Blvd and QEW
Physical Access Fully Accessible
Categories and Classification
HCSD Main Heading Health Care ; Palliative Care / Grief
HCSD Sub Heading Bereavement / Grief Support ; Hospice / Palliative Care ; Palliative Care
Service Categories Bereavement and Grief Support Groups ; Caregiver Training ~ Death and Dying Issues ; Death and Dying ; Home Care/Hospice Associations ; Palliative Care ; Specialized Information and Referral ~ Death and Dying Issues
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