Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation - High and Low Intensity Rehabilitation and Short Term Complex Medical Management
Organization: Bluewater Health
Phone Numbers: 519-464-4400
Crisis: Call 911 in emergencies
Fax: 519-464-4407
Website: www.bluewaterhealth.ca/
Address:
c/o Bluewater Health - Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Norman Building, Level 2
89 Norman St
Sarnia, ON
N7T 6S3
Intersection: Norman St and London Rd
Location: Sarnia
Accessibility:
Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Daily 24 hours
Executives: Paula Gilmore - Director, Rehabilitative and Palliative Care Program
PGilmore@bluewaterhealth.ca
Service Description: Number of Beds: 40
 
Program Description:
Patients on this unit have defined rehabilitation goals and are cognitively and physically able to participate in a time-limited, coordinated inter-professional rehabilitation plan of care ranging from low to high intensity through a combined and coordinated use of medical, nursing and allied health skills.  Patients may be medically complex with long-term illnesses/disabilities.  On admission, patients may have limited physical and/or cognitive capacity due to medical complexity but are believed to have restorative potential.
 
Objectives of the Program:
- Rehabilitation is focused on enabling, individuals with impairments and disabilities to reach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychological and social functional levels

-Individual rehabilitation goals are achieved

-Return home or to an alternate environment
 
Who provides service:
An Interprofessional team including medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech language pathology, social work, pharmacy, clinical nutrition, stroke clinical nurse specialist.



Fees: Most services covered by OHIP
Application: Referral Process: Program eligibility is assessed and determined by Rehabilitation Charge Nurse based on the ESC Home and Support Services Rehabilitative Care Committee’s Standardized Access and Discharge Criteria. Referrals can be initiated within the Hospital Information System for internal Bluewater Health referrals. For external referrals call Patient Flow at 519-464-4400 ext. 5355 between the hours of 8:00AM to 4:00PM. A physician's referral is required.
Eligibility / Target Population: Patients with Stroke and other Neurological Disorders; Orthopaedic Conditions; Medically Complex Populations; Geriatric patients
Languages: English
Language Notes: Translation services are available
Area Served: Residents of Lambton County and the surrounding area
See Also: Rehabilitative Care Inpatient - Rehabilitation High-Intensity
Rehabilitative Care Inpatient - Rehabilitation Low-Intensity
Last Updated: 3/27/2025
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