Three York Region hospitals will be adding pronouns into their electronic health records in an effort to improve care for LGBTQ2S+ people.
Southlake Regional Health Care, Oak Valley Health (formerly Markham Stouffville Hospital) and Stevenson Memorial have announced starting Aug. 10, patients will be asked, 鈥渨ould you like to share your pronouns?鈥 at patient registration.
鈥溾 the hospitals said in a joint statement released Aug. 11.
Tristan Coolman, president of Pflag York Region, calls it an 鈥渋ncredibly important鈥 move, one that could provide assurance to marginalized groups they will be treated with dignity, as individuals, rather than assumptions based on appearance.
鈥淎 lot of people in the queer community avoid engaging with the health-care system for fear of being treated poorly or based on past experiences,鈥 he said.
All three hospital presidents called it a step in the right direction and a sign of respect.
Jen Gilbert, a professor with 快播视频鈥檚 faculty of education, says pronouns can be powerful and can play a role in fostering a .
鈥淢aybe it鈥檚 just words, maybe it鈥檚 one small thing, but it鈥檚 the acknowledgement that the world is a lot different from what we imagined it to be.鈥
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