About Sandy Hill
Good health means more than just treating people when they are sick. Problems like poverty, addiction, and family violence can bring on illness – or keep people from getting well. At Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, we treat illness when it arises. We also work hard to create a healthy community so that people stay well and get the most out of life. We believe in:
INTEGRITY | RESPECT | EQUITY | COLLABORATION | EMPATHY
Learn more about Sandy Hill Community Health Centre:
Our History
From our original Centre at 278 Friel Street in 1975 with only two physicians, a nurse, and a secretary-receptionist, read about our journey to become a thriving Community Health Centre that attracts clients from all walks of life.
Our Purpose & Direction
Our Mission
To deliver excellence in person-centred primary care, social services, and community well-being.
Our Vision
Everyone in our community will have equitable access to health and well-being.
Core Values
The following values guide the behaviours of the entire organization, including the staff, board members and volunteers, in how we interact with clients, partners, stakeholders, as well among colleagues.
Our Community
We serve individuals and families who live or work in Sandy Hill and Ottawa East, and provide specialized services to all residents of the broader Ottawa region.
Organizational Culture
SHCHC has a very strong and healthy organizational culture. This is made possible by a board that supports and encourages the Centre’s core values and commitment to client centred services. Underlying all programs and services at SHCHC is a strong philosophy of helping clients take charge of their own health and community.
Strategic Objectives
SHCHC maintains strategic goals, both individually and collaboratively with the 5 other Community Health Centres in the Ottawa Region, to guide choices that we make as an organization.
Diversity Statement
As a public primary health care institution, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre has a responsibility to provide a welcoming environment that recognizes and affirms diversity of persons as well as diversity of views. An inclusive environment allows us to enhance the quality of healthcare we provide, improve relations with our community and contribute to the improvement of the community’s health.
We affirm this commitment to diversity by supporting everyone we serve whatever their characteristics, including race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, socioeconomic background, language, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.
We encourage staff, volunteers, clients, and community members to work together to make our community health centre a welcoming place for all.
Black Lives Matter
The Sandy Hill Community Health Centre stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Accountability
These are some of the core documents of our accountability.
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Model of Health and Wellbeing Charter
CHCs’ and AHACs’ commitment is to work with each other, and with our partners in communities across this province, to make one of the healthiest places on earth.
Health Equity Charter
This Charter is a commitment to action by the Association of Ontario Health Centres and its member agencies to recognize and confront barriers to equitable health.
Our Board
The call for nominations for the SHCHC Board of Directors is currently completed for the year. We will keep the community informed when nominations are opened in the future.
We are not accepting further applications for volunteering with the Board of Directors at this time. The Board is at capacity, and the recruitment process is closed for the year.
Recruitment is typically held every year in early spring, to allow the Nominations and Governance Committee enough time to select the eligible candidates for election at the Annual General Meeting at the end of June.
Our board members represent community residents, clients, and generally reflect the population of the community served. Learn more about our board members, read board minutes from recent meetings and find out how to get involved as a volunteer.
Become a Member
The strength of Sandy Hill Community Health Centre depends on our membership. Come and get involved in your Community Health Centre! Joining SHCHC indicates that you support our mission and core values. As a member, you may:
- run for, become elected and sit on the Board of Directors;
- participate as a non-voting member in Board Committees;
- vote for the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting;
- vote for other issues that may come up at the Annual General Meeting, such as by-law changes;
- receive our annual report and other special mailings about our activities and events.
To apply for membership, please print and fill out the Membership Application Form and return it to us:
- by mail at: 221 Nelson Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 1C7;
- by fax: 613-789-7962;
- by e-mail at: ccoiciu@sandyhillchc.on.ca;
- or simply drop it off at the front reception, attention to Cristina Coiciu.
Membership with the SHCHC shall be available to such individuals who:
- are interested in furthering the objectives of the Centre and agree with our mission and values;
- are at least eighteen (18) years of age;
- reside or work in the City of Ottawa;
- are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, refugees or diplomats;
- have not been on the list of barred clients of the Centre for the past two (2) years;
- have not been employees of the Centre for the past two (2) years; and
- whose application for admission as a member has received the approval of the SHCHC Board of Directors.
No membership fee is required.
SHCHC Award for Excellence in Health Promotion
from 2007 to 2022
From 2007 until 2022, the Sandy Hill CHC recognized outstanding contributions to the promotion of health in our community as well as those who have supported others during the pandemic, and we were proud to honour those whose activities and initiatives have contributed to improving the health and wellness of our community.
The award is currently discontinued, but retiring the award in no way precludes the Board of Directors from recognizing community initiatives, efforts and individuals in other ways (e.g., letters of commendation or recognition). For more information, contact Cristina Coiciu, the Executive Assistant, at
ccoiciu@sandyhillchc.on.ca.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held every year, to inform our members of previous and future activities of the organization.
The AGM is also the forum for the election of the Board of Directors by the members.
This year, the AGM was held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at our center.
The business meeting included the election of the Board of Directors, presentation and approval of the Board Chair’s and Treasurer’s reports, By-law review and appointment of auditors for the next fiscal year.
- AGM 2023-2024 draft minutes
- AGM 2022-2023 approved minutes
- Annual Report for 2023-2024
- SHCHC By-laws (approved on June 26, 2024)
Special General Meeting of Members
A Special General Meeting of Members was held on January 15, 2025, to approve the Articles of Amendment of the Corporation, i.e. the Objects and Special Provision.
