Department Of Rehabilitation

• Referral population = 100,000

Inpatient Rehab

• Brand new 28 bed unit: 22 Rehab patient beds and 6 Acute Stroke patient beds.
• Independent Living Suite (ILS) within the unit
• Spacious gym housing many new modalities.
• Highly qualified Rehab staff:
• Physiatrist - Dr. Debbie Timpson
• Nurses trained in Rehab
• PT, OT and assistants
• Speech-Language Pathologist
• All patients are still seen by their family physician and in addition by the physiatrist who directs their rehabilitation care.

Outpatient Rehab

• 22,000 Visits annually
• Outpatient Physiotherapy
• Cardiac Rehab: modeled after the Ottawa Heart Institute cardiac rehabilitation program. It is a 6-month program with exercise sessions twice a week and extensive health education. The exercise is directed by Dr. Li and supervised by a registered nurse and physiotherapist with extensive training in cardiac rehabilitation
• Pulmonary Rehab: 12-week program supervised by a Respiratory Therapist, with exercise and testing done before entry and exit from program. A multidisciplinary team provides the health education for patients

District Stroke Centre @ Pembroke Regional Hospital

• As of September 2005 the Pembroke Regional Hospital began offering a new Stroke Protocol for patients in Renfrew County.
• The new strategy is aimed at identifying and assessing ischemic stroke patients in a timely manner to determine eligibility for t-PA treatment and if eligible, provide the treatment.
• Our Partners in this program:
• Renfrew County Paramedics - early assessment and timely transport
• Neurologists from Regional Stroke Centre @ The Ottawa Hospital providing consultation via telehealth