Indigenous Health
For more information, visit https://sharedhealthmb.ca/services/indigenous-health/.
| Location |  Green Owl Zone, Level 2 (GF 215) |
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. |
| Phone | 204-940-8880, or toll-free 1-877-940-8880 |
Health Services include:
- face-to-face interpreters
- traditional services
- help planning care for returning home or between health care facilities
- advocacy and support of your interests, needs and rights while in the hospital
These services are free of charge and provided upon request. All information is private and confidential.
Ojibway, Cree and Oji-Cree interpreters, call:
- 204-940-8880 or 1-877-940-8880 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.)
- Ekota Enterprises: 204-983-0911 (after hours / weekends)
Inuit languages interpreters, call:
- Kivalliq Inuit Services: 204-989-1021
Smudges
Smudging is open to all patients, families, staff, and people of all backgrounds.
- The second Monday of the month at 10 a.m. in the HSC sanctuary (Green Owl Zone, level 2)
- The second Tuesday of the month at 12:45 p.m. in HSC Women’s (665 William Ave. level 4)
Smudging is a common practice of Indigenous people for the purpose of purifying or cleansing the body, mind, and spirit of negative thoughts.
