Health and Wellness

The BCHS Peer Support Program is an emotional support program that works to improve the psychological health and safety, resiliency, well-being, and sustainability of all employees, volunteers, and learners at Brant Community Healthcare System. Peer support is not a substitute for counseling or Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), rather is recognized as one part of a continuum of mental health and wellness support.

Our program operates weekdays 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. with 24/7 referral access, and is available to all staff, professional staff and volunteers at BCHS.

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• Self-Care Strategies: Responding to Burnout
• BCHS Wellness Resources

Click here to view the full list of BCHS corporate partners.

• In order to access the list of corporate partners you must be signed into the BCHS Intranet using your corporate login
• In order to receive any discounts you must present your Hospital ID badge, as well as complete any other requirements set by the corporate provider

The CMA Physician Wellness Hub was created with the hope to drive change in the culture of medicine, and promote health and wellness in the medical profession for the benefit of practitioners, the health system and all Canadians. The Hub aims to improve physician wellness both individually and at the system level, in order to promote a collaborative approach to physician health and well-being.

"The Hub provides actionable wellness tools and resources to empower physicians, medical learners and leaders to create change in the culture of medicine and support health and wellness in the medical profession. Whether you are a physician, medical student, resident, or leader in the healthcare space, you are encouraged to visit the Hub and learn how you can make physician wellness a priority."

Hamilton Health Sciences has an amazing COVID-19 Resilience Support Toolkit which includes articles, videos, and more. We are happy to be able to share these resources with BCHS!

"Resilience is like a muscle. The more you work it, the stronger it gets. This Resilience Support Toolkit is meant to help us all strengthen our resilience by working resilience-building practices into our daily routines and workflow, using the framework of PAUSE, RESET, NOURISH or PRN. These practices are based on solid neuroscience and the idea of “neuroplasticity”, that our brains are constantly changing based on how we think and what we choose to focus on. These tools help to calm our nervous system and enhance our focus and well-being."