Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Site: Barrie - 201 Georgian Dr

Service: Indigenous Patient Services

Record #: BAR4562
Last Full Update: 11 May 2026

Contacts

Office Phone No public telephone number
E-Mail IndigenousTeam@RVH.on.ca
Website http://www.rvh.on.ca/areas-of-care/indigenous-patient-services/
Primary Contact Kim MacDonald, Manager, Indigenous Patient Services; Phone: 705-728-9090 ext 43147; Email: macdonaldki@rvh.on.ca
Hours Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm

Description and Service

Description (Service)

Indigenous Patient Services (IPS) team supports Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) patients through every step of their healthcare journey at RVH to ensure patients feel safe, respected, and supported in ways that honour their identities, cultures, and lived experiences

Services include:

  • Cultural Support: Access to ceremony, Elders, and traditional practice
  • Wholistic Approach: Support for mind, body, spirit, and emotion
  • Care Navigation/Planning: Guidance through traditional and Western medical systems
  • Advocacy & Liaison: Communication between patients, families, and care teams
  • Community Connections: Coordination with local healing and support services
  • Practical Support: Assistance with access to transportation, supplies, and traditional medicines

If visiting the hospital:

Eligibility Indigenous patients and their families
Application Call or email. See contact information for each team member on website

Patients can also be connected to the IPS team at registration by selecting "yes" to the question "Would you like to be referred to Indigenous Patient Services?", through their care team, or by visiting our office located by the cancer centre at the main entrance
Languages English
Fees Service - fee for parking; no fee for health care services, paid by OHIP

Location Information

Areas Served Muskoka District ; Parry Sound District ; Simcoe County
Description (Site) Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre is located near the intersection of Hwy 400 and Duckworth St.
Located In Community Barrie
Address & Map
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
201 Georgian Dr
Barrie, ON
Canada L4M 6M2
Intersection Hwy 400 and Duckworth St
Mailing Address Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre 
201 Georgian Dr 
Barrie, ON 
Canada L4M 6M2
Physical Access Fully Accessible

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