Prehabilitation Program
Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services
- Description
- Prehabilitation is presurgical intervention aimed at enhancing a patient's preoperative condition, with the goal of improving postoperative outcomes. Prehabilitation provides interdisciplinary care across 4 domains.
Prehabilitation (Prehab) is about actively preparing you for your surgery. These 4 areas are our focus:
- Eating Well: Knowing what foods will help your body prepare and recover
- Living Well: Developing habits to improve health and wellbeing
- Being Active: Moving more, building strength and participating in activities you enjoy
- Feeling Ready: Managing stress and daily routines before and after surgery
Prehabilitation helps you prepare your body and mind for surgery. It gives you support and information to help you:
- Feel stronger
- Reduce feelings of worry
- Go home from the hospital sooner
- Heal and recover more quickly
- Get back to doing what is important to you sooner
Key Provider: dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, social workers - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- Patients 18 years and up
- Patients who are waiting for surgery
- Patient is likely to benefit from Prehabilitation to address at least one of the four domains: Eating well, Living well, Being active, Feeling Ready
- Application Process
- Service Access: Internet Based Service, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Patients can also self-register for the service by visiting our website.
Referral Process: N/A
Waiting Period: No,An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.
- Telephone
- 1-888-852-3383
- Fax
- 403-668-2172
- Web Site
- https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/aop/Page14292.aspx
- prehab@ahs.ca
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- November 5, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon08:00 AM to 04:00 PMTue08:00 AM to 04:00 PMWed08:00 AM to 04:00 PMThu08:00 AM to 04:00 PMFri08:00 AM to 04:00 PM