Intensive Palliative Care Unit
Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone
- Description
- Provides tertiary level, short stay palliative care for patients with complex palliative or symptom needs.
Provides symptom management so patients can be discharged to the most appropriate setting for ongoing palliative care such as home or hospice.
Affiliation: Agape Hospice, Rosedale Hospice, Dulcina Hospice, Southwood Hospice, Chinook Hospice, Foothills Country Hospice, SkyPointe Hospice.
Key Provider: dietitians, doctors, occupational therapists (OTs), pharmacists, physical therapists (PTs), recreation therapists (RTs), registered nurses (RNs), spiritual care providers - Eligibility
- Yes, Patients must have complex symptoms or distress requiring intensive care and follow through.
- Application Process
- Service Access: Professional Referral Required, Referrals can be made by phoning the nurse or attending palliative doctor.
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,Patients can be admitted through the FMC Emergency Room.
Patients not routinely accepted directly but can be put on a direct admission waitlist by the MRP contacting Unit 47 directly.
- Telephone
- 403-944-1147
- Fax
- 403-270-4349
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- May 7, 2024
- Address
- Facility is located one block south of 16 Ave (Trans Canada Highway).; 1403 29 Street NW
Calgary, AB, T2N 2T9This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24/7 emergency department.
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- 24/7
