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Milton District Hospital Rehabilitation & Geriatrics
Inpatient Components:
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Complex Continuing Care
Outpatient Components:
Acute Hand Program
Audiology
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy
Rehabilitation Store
Respiratory Rehabilitation Program
Speech Language Pathology
Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre
Inpatient Components:
Inpatient Rehabilitation
The Acute Care Rehabilitation Service provides clinical therapies (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology) to support all acute care patients throughout the hospital. Rehabilitation treatment is provided to patients of all ages with medical conditions varying from straightforward and simple to complex, multi-system problems. A strong clinical team provides co-ordinated, goal focused therapeutic care which supports early discharge with appropriate outpatient or community support services.
Complex Continuing Care Unit
Our twenty bed Complex Continuing Care Unit is the first step in long term care placement. Rehabilitation is provided to maximize and stabilize the patient's condition so that the most appropriate placement can be made. Patients are encouraged to wear their own clothing and personalize their room with photos, radios, favourite quilts or afghans. As part of the admission process, an assessment is done by Nursing, Physio and Occupational Therapy and Dietary. Each of these disciplines will make recommendations regarding care, seating, rehabilitation plans and dietary needs and preferences.
Outpatient Components:
Acute Hand Program
This program provides a team approach using physiotherapists and occupational therapists with specialty training to treat complex injuries and post-operative surgeries. Patients are referred by their doctor and may have injured themselves accidentally, been involved in a motor vehicle accident or be part of a workers compensation claim. The program uses a wide variety of treatment techniques and the frequency of therapy depends on the client's needs.
Reports that outline a person's functional ability post injury, which may be required for insurance adjusters or lawyers, are done on a fee-for-service basis using standardized assessments. Service is available at both the Oakville and Milton hospitals.
For more information call (905) 876-7022 ( Milton).
Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Services
The Audiology service is available in the Rehabilitation Department at the Milton hospital. The program provides a full range of services including hearing tests, hearing aid evaluation, auditory brain stem response and hearing aid prescriptions.Training in the use of hearing aids, counselling and annual follow-up is provided.Acute inpatient service is available to all inpatients with a physician referral. The department also runs the Halton Hearing Aid Clinic. Hearing aids, hearing aid accessories and devices to assist with the management of hearing impairments are available through the dispensary.
For more information, please call 905-876-7022 extension 7273.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
This program provides rehabilitation and education to individuals with coronary artery disease. Participants include those who have had angina, a heart attack, heart surgery and congestive heart failure. Through exercise and education, this program improves quality of life and life expectancy.
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is offered at both Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and Milton District Hospital. For more information, please call 905-878-2383, ext. 7274.
To participate in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program you must have a Physician Referral.
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To participate in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program you must have a Physician Referral.
Click here to download a Referral for Education and Exercise Classes form for your family doctor to fill out.
Further information about cardiac rehabilitation can be found at:
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy are available on an outpatient basis with a physician referral. Because this is one of the only OHIP covered services of its kind in the area, you may encounter a waiting list. Services are offered to patients whose problem is acute, painful and/or is limiting their function.
For more information, please call (905) 876-7022.
Rehabilitation Store
The Health Solution Centre operates out of the Oakville hospital, but most products are also available at the MDH. It is a retail store operated by the Rehabilitation Department which offers solutions to improve your comfort, safety and independence. The store carries various assistive devices such as long shoe horns, sock-aids, reachers, special eating utensils, homemaking assists, back and neck supports, a variety of hand splints, basic exercise equipment such as wrist/ankle weights, canes, skin protection products and educational materials. The store carries only products that have been tested by the therapists and which they typically recommended to their patients.The store is located within the Rehabilitation Departments at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (on first floor) and the Milton District Hospital and is open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm during regular department hours on Monday to Friday. Items can be special ordered if they are not normally carried in the store.
For more information, call (905) 876-7022.
Respiratory Rehabilitation Program
The Respiratory Rehabilitation Program is a progressive exercise program for respiratory clients who have decreased tolerance and endurance due to an exacerbation of their Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease or asthma. The program involves a series of group support and education sessions to help patients acknowledge, accept and manage their condition and trains them to continue on a home program once they have completed the Program. Family members are welcome to participate. The program involves an initial assessment, daily attendance for one month with decreasing attendance as the patient's progress plateaus and prepares for discharge to a community program.
Participants need a written referral from their family physician.
For more information, call the Milton DistrictHospital Rehabilitation Department at (905) 876-7022.
Speech Language Pathology
Outpatient Speech Language Pathology provides only adult swallowing services.
For more information, please call (905) 876-7022.
Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre
WFTTC has a roster of experienced physiotherapists highly skilled in manual therapy techniques and exercise programs who welcome the opportunity to treat complex cases. Assessment and treatment are covered under various health insurance plans such as extended insurance (benefit plans from places of work), auto and disability insurance and Worker's Compensation (WSIB). OTMH's WFTTC is also an approved WSIB Community Clinic which delivers comprehensive return to work treatment programs for injured workers. Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre can provide independent Medical Assessments and Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE's) for case resolution.
For further information, please call (905) 876-7022.
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