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Complex Continuing Care
Ambulatory Care & Outpatient Services
Out-patient clinics and services for people
who live in the community
People with complex and ongoing health
problems need help from time to time to maintain or improve
their health and quality of life. West Park Healthcare Centre's
Ambulatory Care Service provides on-going care and treatment
after discharge and trains family members and caregivers to
provide care in the home.
The service is divided into three
care areas:
For further information about West
Park's Ambulatory Care Service, please call 416-243-3640.
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Referral requirements
vary by clinic. Please call (416) 243-3600 ext. 3640 for details.
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Patients living in
northwest Toronto have priority; in some cases,
there are waiting lists
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Appointments must
be booked in advance and all patients must
have a valid Ontario health card issued by
the provincial Ministry of Health and Long
Term Care
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Patients may face
additional fees for equipment and/or services
- please enquire for further details
Amputee Clinics
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Assistive Devices
Program (ADP) authorized mobility aids (except wheel chairs)
and amputee assessment and follow-up clinic
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Appointments made
in consultation with a West Park physiatrist
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Clinic
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For patients with
severe communication disorders
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Assessment of communication
challenges (including speaking, writing or using the telephone),
prescription of technology and training in strategies to
enhance communication
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For appointments,
please call (416) 243-3600, ext. 4614.
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Audiological assessments,
hearing aid recommendations, aural rehabilitation
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Appointments made
in consultation with a West Park physiatrist
Neurological Assessment and Follow-up
Clinic
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Physiatrist (rehabilitation
specialist) assessment and treatment of individuals with
neurological disorders
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Appointments made
in consultation with a West Park physiatrist
Out-patient Rehabilitation Clinics
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Physiotherapy, occupational
therapy and/or speech language pathology
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Assessment and treatment
of individuals with complex musculoskeletal disorders or
neurological disorders
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Appointments made
in consultation with a West Park physiatrist
Medical Specialty Out-patient Clinics
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By physician
referral only
Medical Specialty In-patient Clinics
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ENT (ear, nose and
throat)
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Optometry (general
vision and eye glass prescriptions)
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Surgical Assessment/Follow-up
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By physician referral
only
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For West Park in-patients
only
- Diagnostic imaging - radiography and
fluoroscopy
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By physician
referral only
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