Canadian Health Care Forests

“Bring the forest to your patient”

Trees and plants bring beauty to our communities while supporting human health, biodiversity, and climate change mitigation. By “re-wilding” their facilities with trees, shrubs, pollinator plants, and natural gardens, health care institutions can create restorative spaces for staff and patients while contributing to carbon reduction and urban biodiversity.

Over the past two years, the Coalition and partners have planted 2,400 trees at more than 20 health care sites. As interest grows, we’ve launched the Canadian Health Care Forests initiative to support hospitals, long-term care homes, and other facilities in creating larger, more diverse greenspaces featuring native and traditional plants. We provide guidance and connect facilities with expert planting partners.

National plantings since 2020 can be found on the map below. For more examples visit the Our Plantings section on the Trees for Hamilton website.

To be added to the map or join the movement, contact Sama Hameed at sama@greenhealthcare.ca