Patient and Family Advisory Councils

The patient advocacy coordinator at each hospital also serves as the liaison to its Patient and Family Advisory Council. They are responsible for overseeing and working with advisors. In addition, they support the council and its members and help ensure that council activities are meaningfully integrated into changes and improvements within the hospital. They also serve as the contact for other team members seeking to be included on the council’s agenda. They attend council meetings, facilitate interactions and report feedback to the hospitals’ administration.

Patient and family council members attend meetings and actively participate by sharing their perspectives, ideas, and feedback. They are expected to complete orientation, sign privacy agreements and other requirements as indicated by the medical center.

Team members of our health system attend council meetings depending on meeting topics of discussion and make time to implement council initiatives.

Our Patient and Family Advisory Councils meet every other month. Meetings typically are an hour and a half to two hours long. Time commitments outside of meetings may vary based on the committee's projects. Patient and family advisory council members serve 2-year terms, although membership may continue longer on a case-by-case basis.