Workplace Wellness and Employee and Family Assistance Program

Learn more about the wellness supports, resources and employee assistance available to our people.

Optimizing health and well-being

Sinai Health’s Workplace Wellness offerings aim to optimize the health and well-being of our people.

We strive to deliver a wide range of high-quality, needs-driven, inclusive well-being initiatives that help foster resilience so we can provide quality, compassionate care to our patients and their families.

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Homewood Health provides voluntary, confidential, short-term counselling services to support all mental health needs. Services range from personal guidance, family assistance and resources for managing complex issues, all designed to enhance well-being and resilience.

This program is available to eligible employees, physicians, dentists, midwives and their immediate dependents at no additional cost.

It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by:

Visit the Mount Sinai Hospital intranet or Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital portal to obtain the access code for services online.

Workplace Wellness offerings and highlights

We believe that wellness is more than just the absence of illness — it is a proactive, continuous journey. Our approach is holistic by design, moving beyond a traditional focus on physical health to support the whole person. Our programs are grounded in wellness pillars that nourish the mind, body and spirit.

Recent programs across our wellness pillars include:

  • Emotional
    • Mindfulness meditation
  • Physical
    • HIIT, Zumba, yoga, Pilates
    • Nutrition for immunity and stress resilience
  • Intellectual
    • Running effective meetings
  • Environmental
    • Adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle
    • T-shirts to bag
    • Growing year-round salad greens
  • Financial
    • Tax basics for everyone
  • Occupational
    • Dealing with the elephant in the room
    • Helping your family cope with workplace change
  • Social
    • Puppy visiting
    • Kitten social
    • 4Cats clay
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Contact

Workplace Wellness

Email: [email protected]

Our people can access more information and resources on the Mount Sinai intranet and Hennick Bridgepoint portal.

View resources for our people

Resources for our people

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If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.

  • Sentio by Homewood Health: This is our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) provider. It can help improve your mental health and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
  • MindBeacon: Offers access to a wide range of mental health supports including therapy, CBT-guided programs, live sessions and in-person assessments.
  • BounceBack® Ontario: A skill-building program designed to help adults and youth aged 15 and older manage low mood, depression, anxiety, stress or worry by phone or through online videos.
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): Offers a range of supports through clinical programs and rehabilitation for people living with mental health challenges.