West Park Healthcare Centre - Lungs and Breathing

Procédé et formulaires

Medical referral required

Admissibilité / population desservie

Adults 18 years and older who require mechanical ventilation for all or part of the day * must be medically stable * must be cognitively stable (or have a documented substitute decision-maker) * must be willing to participate in the program * must be able to direct own care * must be able to return to the community with established discharge support

Frais

Service and standard ward accommodation covered by OHIP * inpatients unable to return to independent living after program and are waiting for placement in a facility providing an appropriate level of care must pay a daily chronic care co-payment

Langues

English

Zone(s) desservie(s)

Toronto

Accessibilité

Accessible en fauteuil roulant

Note sur l'accessibilité

Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms * braille elevator, lowered buttons * designated parking

Description des services:

Short-term complex medical management program for adults who need ventilators to breathe * care team trains patients and caregivers on use of ventilation in a home setting and how to handle emergency situations * follow-up reassessments provided regularly after discharge, followed by every 12 months * short-stay re-admission offered if necessary

Home Ventilator Training