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West Park Healthcare Centre
feedback@westpark.org
82 Buttonwood Ave.
Toronto ON M6M 2J5
Tel (416) 243-3600
Fax (416) 243-8947

Rehabilitation and Community Living

Tuberculosis Service

A service designed to treat patients with complex tuberculosis (TB) to help them return safely to the community

West Park is the provincially designated treatment centre for difficult-to-treat cases of tuberculosis (TB) and other mycobacterial infections. The TB Service shares a close relationship with Public Health.

The TB Service provides specialized care and follow-up on an in-patient and out-patient basis. Highly skilled health care professionals provide services such as medical assessments, testing, chest x-rays and treatment, ongoing evaluation and follow-up.

For further information on this service or to make an appointment, please call the Respiratory Medicine office at West Park Healthcare Centre at 416-243-3600, ext. 2180, or email sharon.stewart@westpark.org.

In-patient Service Features

Specialized in-patient care in a state-of-the-art infection control unit
The service uses a culturally sensitive approach, accommodating and serving the diverse cultural, religious and dietary practices of patients
Space for patients to visit in privacy with families and/or other visitors, an activity room, complete with audio-visual equipment and computers, as well as a secluded courtyard to enable patients to obtain the benefits of fresh air, exercise and recreation
Transdisciplinary health care team with special expertise in dealing with patients with complex needs. This team includes physicians, a care co-ordinator, nurses, nurse practitioner and recreation therapy staff
Consultations available with other health care professionals, including a social worker, occupational therapists, pulmonary function technicians, a pharmacist, physiotherapists, a psychologist, respiratory therapists, speech language pathologists and therapeutic dietitians
Laboratory tests and chest x-rays to measure patient response to treatment
Patient and family education on TB, its causes, treatment and prevention
Discharge occurs when the patient's illness is under control, when treatment is well-established and when the patient is no longer infectious

Out-patient Clinic Features

Receives referrals of new patients suspected of having TB
Ongoing treatment and follow-up of patients with pulmonary and extra pulmonary TB
Assessment and treatment of patients with non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection
Investigation of patients who test positive for TB
Treatment and follow-up of latent tuberculosis infection

Eligibility

Patients of West Park's Tuberculosis Service are 16 years of age and older with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis or other mycobacterial infection. In-patient treatment may be required if the patient has:

drug resistant or multi-drug resistant strain of TB
a reaction to medication
associated conditions that make out-patient treatment not possible

Referral by a health care professional is required.

Cost of the service

All costs associated with West Park's TB Service are covered for patients with a valid Ontario Health Card issued by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Patients without medical insurance coverage can receive out-patient services covered by the TB-UP Program administered through local Public Health units.

Download a service brochure