Indigenous Wellness Centre opens at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital – Global News
June 18, 2025
As a patient, Jessica Demeria knows first hand how challenging the medical system can be for First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples.
“We may be looked at in a certain way with our underlying Indigenous history informing the way that we are cared for,” Demeria said. “A trauma-informed approach is absolutely one-on-one necessary.”
While Demeria is a patient, she is also part of the team at Unity Health Toronto that is working to change that experience for Indigenous patients.
Thanks to an $11-million investment from The Krawcyzky Family Foundation, a transformed space at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto is set to become a new Indigenous Wellness Centre.
