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Hospital Comforts

Providing care and comfort during your hospital stay.

Hospital Comforts ensures that members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are hospitalized due to illness, injury, accident or surgery for longer than 48 hours are made comfortable for the duration of their stay.
Grants in the following amounts are available for eligible applicants:
 
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Note: When a member attends an addiction or rehabilitation facility, a change in reason for treatment OR a break of at least 6 months since their last stay is necessary to restart the grant process at the 1st month of hospitalization. 
 

  • Regular Force members who have been hospitalized for more than 48 hours. 

  • Reserve Force members on Class B or C service who have been hospitalized for more than 48 hours. 

  • Reserve Force members on Class A service who are injured on duty or hospitalized during periods of training who have been hospitalized for more than 48 hours. 

Application Process:

Apply within the Fiscal Year, ideally within 30 days of hospital stay 

​​Attach the following:
  • Confirmation of hospital stay – Hospital Admission/ Discharge statement 
  • ​Parking and/or taxi or Uber receipts, if applicable
  • Attached confirmation of hospital stay – admission/discharge statement

  • Include VOID cheque or banking information (must be member’s account or joint with member) 

Note: You may be required to provide further documentation. 

Receiving the Grant:

  • The only receipts required for the reimbursement process are the parking and/or taxi and Uber fees receipts. Tips are not included as an eligible expense.
  • Parking fees may only be reimbursed for days the member is hospitalized. 
  • Grant funds are normally disbursed after the member has been released from the hospital. However, if the member is hospitalized for an extended period, claims may be submitted during the period of hospitalization.
  • The deposit of approved grant funds to the member’s bank account will arrive within 3-4 business days of being processed by SOT Finance. 
Please contact us at supportourtroops@cfmws.com if you have any questions

 
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