Mental Health and Addictions Urgent Crisis Centre offers expanded hours

In an effort to further support the unique needs of our Windsor-Essex residents who are experiencing a mental health and/or addictions crisis, and by further reinforcing an alternative to local emergency departments, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare’s Mental Health and Addictions Urgent Crisis Centre (MHAUCC) has expanded to offer in-person crisis assessment services 24 hours per day, Monday through Friday.

Through this expansion of hours, along with 24/7 voluntary drop-offs for EMS and policing partners, the MHAUCC continues our efforts of creating a more focused specialized system and reinforces its role in our community as a crucial resource for those experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis who cannot safely wait for community mental health and addiction support.

The MHAUCC is a collaborative program of HDGH and the Canadian Mental Health Association – Windsor Essex County Branch (CMHA-WECB) and is located at 1030 Ouellette Ave., adjacent to the Goyeau Street entrance of Windsor Regional Hospital’s Ouellette Campus Emergency Department.



Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Celebrates Nursing Excellence at 2025 Award Ceremony

Every May, National Nursing Week draws attention from around our nation as we celebrate the role and contributions nurses make to the well-being of Canadians. The recognition week brings attention to the profession and takes place during the birthday week of Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing.

Today, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) hosted its 2025 Nursing Awards Ceremony that honoured HDGH Nurses with the Jeanne Mance Extraordinary Nursing Award and the Lori Dupont Bursary.

Winners of the Jeanne Mance Extraordinary Nursing Care Award, which recognizes HDGH nurses who continually go above and beyond to provide compassionate and professional care to patients and exemplify teamwork, compassion, stewardship, and respect, included:

• Shelly Ouellette, Registered Nurse
• Antonella Whalen, Registered Practical Nurse
• Eleysha Pare, Charge Nurse

The 2025 recipients of the annual Lori Dupont Bursary are Brooke Campoli, Registered Nurse and Shauna Carter, Nurse Practitioner. This bursary will assist Brooke in pursuing her Nurse Practitioner designation to enhance her professional development and expand her ability to care for the elderly patients within our community. Shauna will apply the bursary toward her studies in Catholic Bioethics, further strengthening her ability to address the complex ethical challenges in today’s healthcare environment. The Lori Dupont Bursary assists with continuing education costs. Each successful candidate is awarded up to $1,000.

“Our nurses embody the true power to transform health through their ongoing dedication, compassion, and expertise. This Nursing Week, we celebrate their extraordinary ability to make a profound impact on patient care and the healthcare system as a whole,” says Shannon Landry, VP of Clinical Services, Restorative Care & Chief Nursing Executive.

In addition to the Nursing Award Ceremony, all staff at HDGH celebrated Nursing Week with treats from What's Poppin' and Coffee and Cream Catering, an organization-wide scavenger hunt, nursing trivia quiz, and more.

Celebrating Personal Support Workers Day

Personal Support Workers make a world of difference.

At HDGH, our Personal Support Workers (PSWs) are more than caregivers—they are listeners, motivators and trusted partners in a patient's journey.

In honour of Personal Support Worker Day on May 19, we’re proud to spotlight three of our incredible PSWs—Lee, Horiya, and Laura—in this month’s Maison Dieu Health Blog. Their stories are a powerful reminder of the heart behind healthcare.

Read their inspiring journeys and join us in celebrating the PSWs who make a difference every single day.

Celebrating AccessAbility at HDGH

In today's world, ensuring accessibility is not just a legal requirement but a moral imperative. Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare's Accessibility Committee is pivotal in fostering inclusive environments where everyone, regardless of their abilities, can participate fully.

While one of the primary roles of an Accessibility Committee is to raise awareness through educating staff and stakeholders about accessibility, the Committee is also responsible for evaluating organizational accessibility, develop accessibility policies, collect feedback from those who visit our organization or access our services to understand their needs and experiences, all to push the mark on achieving a fully accessible organization.

Throughout National AccessAbility Week, May 25-31, HDGH proudly raised and flew the Accessibility Flag on our campus.

HDGH Earns Platinum Healthy Workplace Award

In early May, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare was honoured to have received the PLATINUM level Gord Smith Healthy Workplace Award presented by Working Toward Wellness (WTW) Workplace Wellness Committee. This award recognizes local employers that provide comprehensive workplace wellness programming and demonstrates a strong commitment to improving health by promoting and supporting a comprehensive approach to wellness programming for employees, and ideally, family members and retirees.

At HDGH, we’re committed to creating a culture of kindness, respect and a healthy workplace by providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for all employees that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards. We strive to prevent occupational injury and illness in our workplace.

HDGH Recognizes at Windsor Police Services Local Community Heroes Award Ceremony

Recently, Windsor Police Services held a gathering to recognize outstanding contributions made by local partners, organizations and citizens in Windsor and Amherstburg. HDGH staff and mobile teams were recognized for our contributions to the community.

HDGH is proud of the Crisis Response Team which is a partnership between HDGH and WPS. The team consists of four dedicated crisis intervention Trained (CIT) Windsor Police Officers and four dedicated CIT Trained HDGH mental health social workers making up two units. The CRT responds to dispatched calls to individuals presenting with symptoms of mental illness, substance use, behavioural disorders, or people in acute crisis situations within the City of Windsor.

In addition, HDGH is as equally proud of our other response teams including the Amherstburg COAST team, which provides services in the Town of Amherstburg.

Tee Up in Support of HDGH

With the beautiful springtime weather upon us, there is no better time to break out your clubs, get outside and tee up in support of HDGH. This year, the HDGH Foundation is excited to be holding TWO charity golf tournaments.

• Support local healthcare
• Network with community business leaders
• Golf at our region’s most exclusive golf courses

Essex Golf and Country Club – May 26th

The Charity Golf Classic welcomed golfers earlier this week for a beautiful day on the green. All proceeds from this event support our brand new Outpatient Rehabilitation Centre, which is currently under construction.

Beach Grove Golf and Country Club – June 23rd

The FORE! Ever in our Hearts Charity Golf tournament is taking place on Monday, June 23rd at the beautiful Beach Grove and Country Club.  This year we are proud to be holding this event in honour of the late Michael C. Rohrer, former Tecumseh town councilor and community advocate. Funds from this tournament will support the recently opened Bob Probert HDGH Tecumseh Campus, which is delivering cardiac wellness and outpatient programs right in the heart of Tecumseh, at our recently opened Lanoue Street location.

Corporate sponsorships and event participation not only make an investment in our local health care community, but they also provide networking opportunities with other local businesses, organizations and leaders from both the private and public sector. 

Join us, along with leaders from our local manufacturing and automotive industry, financial services industry, labour unions, construction, law and community service organizations, just to name a few, as we work to continue to advance healthcare programs and services right here at HDGH.