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1 WHILE YOU ARE AT THE HOSPITAL The attending physician has already completed the attestation of death (SP3) that the hospital will send to the Directeur de l'état civil and the funeral home. If a coroner is involved, he/she will send to the hospital an authorization for disposition of the body. The hospital will then forward this authorization to the funeral home, which is responsible for sending the information to the Directeur de l'état civil. You do not have to go to the Admissions Department following the death of your loved one. What you need to do Be sure to collect all of the deceased's personal effects. Remember to ask for the deceased's health insurance card. Helpful advice: Ask the duty nurse if the deceased had any personal possessions in the room, and if any valuable items were kept with the Service de sécurité under lock and key. If necessary, you must visit the Service de sécurité (Room G-1020, main entrance) in person in order to collect any valuable items. Today: To be done right away Continued on back

2 WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME Service Québec has an online guide called "What to Do in the Event of Death". It is available at What you need to do Contact the funeral home of your choice. An advisor will guide you through the rest of the process. The funeral home will make the arrangements to collect the body from Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de. Gather the following documents and items belonging to the deceased before your first visit to the funeral home: Prearrangement number Social Insurance Number Health insurance card Birth certificate or place of birth Name of the parish where the deceased was baptized or registered Father s family name and first name Mother s maiden name and first name Name of the cemetery plot Clothing, shoes, jewellery, undergarments, glasses, make-up Recent photographs Dentures Today: To be done right away

3 WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME You must contact the office of the Directeur de l état civil in order to obtain the required civil status documents (forms, certificates, copies of an act of death, attestations), or submit a request via the website. Directeur de l état civil 2535, boulevard Laurier, local RC.01 Québec (QC) G1V 5C Some companies may ask you for a form that is completed by the attending physician. Please contact the Service des archives médicales at HSCM. For all requests pertaining to access to the deceased s medical records, please contact the Service de divulgation des archives médicales at HSCM. Sometime soon Helpful telephone numbers at HSCM Medical archives (information) Medical archives (disclosure service) , ext Admission/registration Fondation de l HSCM Information Resource nurse for organ and tissue donations , ext SAAQ ressource nurse for organ and tissue donations , ext Security Spiritual care and volunteering , ext. 2236

4 WHILE YOU ARE AT THE HOSPITAL A member of the HSCM Pastoral Department team is always available to meet with those who have experienced the loss of a loved one in order to provide spiritual support. They will offer comfort, a listening ear and compassion in an environment that strives to respect your personal beliefs and values. Please do not hesitate to call the pastoral team, at , ext Every year, the HSCM Pastoral Department holds a Eucharistic celebration, in French, at 4:05 p.m. on the second Wednesday of November in honour of all those who have passed away during the year. The celebration is held in the hospital chapel (Room G-3115), and is followed by a time of refreshments and fellowship with the priest for those who wish to take part. WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME There are many support groups that can help you as you deal with the loss of your loved one: At any time Canadian National Organisation for the widowed (CNOW) Westmount: or Sherbrooke St. W., Suite 220 For widows. Support groups, individual follow-up, and social activities. In English. Cedars Cansupport & MUHC Psychosocial Oncology : , ext Royal Victoria Hospital 687 Pine Avenue W., Room A Support groups for bereaved people. FAMILY SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE : McGill School of Social Work 3506 University St., Wilson Hall, Suite For persons who have lost a loved one to suicide. Individual or family follow-up. Hope and Cope 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Rd., Pavilion E, Room 730-1, For all persons who need help with the grieving process after cancer or other causes. Support over the phone and family support. Compassionate Friends of Canada : Elsewhere in Canada and Québec: Sherbrooke St., Beaconsfield tcfcanada.net For families who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Monthly sharing meetings, telephone friends, library. Continued on back

5 Life, Love and Loss : Pine Avenue W., Room A2.44, For all persons who need help with the grieving process. Support for bereaved people. NOVA West Island (West Island) , ext Beaconsfield Blvd., For all persons who need help with the grieving process. Services: Together Through Grief: Support groups for bereaved people following a death after cancer. Also accepts people who have experienced other types of bereavement. Individual follow-up also available. Camp Carousel: Weekend bereavement camp for youth (ages 6-17). Psychologists : Elsewhere in Québec: The Ordre des psychologues du Québec can give you a list of psychologists in your area who provide services for bereaved people. Service d accompagnement sur le deuil Vaudreuil-Dorion (West of ) or des Floralies St., Vaudreuil-Dorion For all persons who need help with the grieving process. Individual follow-up and support groups for bereaved people. Société de soins palliatifs à domicile, , ext , Jean-Talon St. E. Suite 301, For all persons who need help with the grieving process. Support groups. Suicide Action : Elsewhere in Quebec: Bélanger St. East, For all persons who need help and persons who have lost a loved one to suicide. Phones interventions 24/7 and face to face grief support for individual or families. Healing Together West Island Women Centre Pointe-Claire and (Healing Together Group) 11 Rodney Ave, Pointe-Claire For women coping with a miscarriage, still birth, or infant death. Support groups to give women an opportunity to meet others who are coping with a similar loss. The group will meet once a month in the evening. Multi-Écoute (listening centre and multi-reference service) Barclay Ave., Suite 460, Telephone help line, general grief services, psychosocial support and follow-up, and immigration services. For more resources To learn more about the resources available in your area, please contact your CLSC, or call Info-Santé (dial 811). At any time