Programs, Services, & Clinics
Accident Recovery Centre
General Rehabilitation – Musculoskeletal and Neurological
Injured Workers Clinic
Kingston Regional Evaluation Centre
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Neurological Rehabilitation
Regional Community Brain Injury Services
Acquired Brain Injury Clinic
Botulinum Clinic
EMG (Electrodiagnostic) Clinic
Neurorehabilitation Clinic
Physical Medicine Clinic
Respirology Rehabilitation Clinic
Spinal Cord Injury Clinic
Stroke Clinic
Respiratory Rehabilitation Program
Speech Pathology Services
Social Work Support Groups
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Located at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, this program offers individualized assessment, injury-specific treatment, functionally oriented exercises, education, and prevention with the aim of restoring persons to their pre-accident status. The treatment team includes physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, and social work.
Eligibility: For persons who have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, including muscoloskeletal injuries, spinal cord injury, vestibular disorders, and amputees.
Waiting period: 5 Working days.
Fees: Covered by auto insurance carriers.
Referrals: A written physician's referral is required. The injured person must notify their insurance company within 30 days of the accident.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2470; FAX: (613) 544-1023
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Located at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, this Occupational Therapy Service is designed to optimize independence in activities of daily living including self-care, leisure, homemaking tasks, and shopping. Therapists make recommendations for equipment and adaptive devices, and educate the client and significant others.
Eligibility: For individuals with any musculoskeletal or neurological dysfunction that affects their ability to manage activities of daily living.
Waiting period: 1 - 2 weeks for patients with neurological conditions; 2 - 3 months for general outpatients.
Fees: Covered by OHIP or extended health insurers.
Referrals: A written physician's referral is required. Please direct referrals to Occupational Therapy Services, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2293; FAX: (613) 544-0867
Located at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, the clinic provides physiotherapy intervention with an emphasis on education and active rehabilitation to return the injured worker to work as safely and efficiently as possible.
Eligibility: Any musculoskeletal injury sustained at work.
Waiting period: Within 5 working days if referral is within 70 days of the injury; if the referral is beyond 70 days of the injury the client will be seen as soon as possible, usually within 4 weeks.
Fees: Covered by WSIB. The attending physician must complete WSIB form #8 (Physician's First Report) and forward it to WSIB directly to initiate the process of claim.
Referrals: A written physician's referral to Physiotherapy Services, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, is required.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2245; FAX: 544-1023
Located at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, the Evaluation Centre provides multidisciplinary assessments of injured workers by a physician, physiotherapist and, if necessary, a social worker or psychologist to determine the need for further investigation or treatment, and to make recommendations regarding return to work.
Eligibility: For persons who have experienced a work-related injury over 8 weeks ago but less than one year ago. Exceptions to this time line must be pre-approved by WSIB.
Waiting period: 10 working days.
Fees: Covered by WSIB.
Referrals: A written physician's referral is required. Please direct referrals to the Regional Evaluation Centre. All referrals require WSIB approval.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2471; FAX: (613) 544-1023
Located at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, this program provides physiotherapy intervention for musculoskeletal conditions with an emphasis on education, prevention and self management.
Eligibility: Any musculoskeletal condition.
Waiting period: within 1 - 4 weeks if considered priority; 3 - 6 months if non-priority.
Fees: Covered by OHIP.
Referrals: A written physician's referral to Physiotherapy Services, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, is required.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2245; FAX: 544-1023
Provides physiotherapy intervention to improve strength, motor control and balance, and to increase functional mobility.
Eligibility: Any neurological condition.
Waiting period: 2 weeks for outpatients with an acute neurological problem;
6 weeks for non-priority situations.
Fees: Covered by OHIP
Referrals: A written physician's referral to Physiotherapy Services, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, is required.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2245; FAX: 544-1023
For more information on these services, please visit the Regional Community Brain Injury Services Home page here.
This clinic provides an assessment of the consequences, severity, and complications of an acquired brain injury and makes referrals for treatment to therapists and other agencies as appropriate.
Eligibility: For adults with an acquired brain injury of any kind (traumatic or otherwise).
Waiting period: ~ 6 months.
Contact/Referrals: (613) 544-1894
This clinic provides assessment and treatment for focal spasticity due to injury or disease of motor neurons.
Eligibility: For all ages with spasticity resulting in functional limitations.
Waiting period: 4 months.
Fees: Assessments are covered by OHIP; botulinum toxin covered by 3rd party (eg. Private insurance, WSIB, Easter Seals etc.)
Contact/Referrals: (613) 544-1894
This clinic provides assessment of neural and muscle function by the use of electrical analysis of hological waveforms.
Eligibility: All ages.
Waiting period: up to 6 weeks (faster for urgent problems).
Referrals/Contacts: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2472
This clinic provides assesment of neuromuscular diseases (eg ALS, DMD, ataxic telangiectasia etc.)
Eligibility: For clients who are experiencing mobility, respiratory, or cardiac complications due to their disease.
Waiting period: 3 months.
Referrals/Contact: (613) 544-1894
This clinic provides assessment and management of spinal and limb pain problems either acute or chronic for persons 16 years or older.
Waiting period: 1 month
Referrals/Contact:
Dr. Bagg, (613) 544-4210;
Dr. Faris, (613) 544-2322;
Dr. Shanks, (613) 549-2763;
Dr. Smith, (613) 544-1894.
This clinic provides assessment of individuals who are experiencing shortness of breath due to lung disease to determine their eligibility for participation in the Respiratory Rehabilitation Program. If this program is deemed inappropriate, alternate recommendations will be made to the referral source.
Eligibility: For individuals experiencing shortness of breath due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, asthma, lung disease, or lung surgery (pre & post).
Waiting period: 3 months.
Referrals/Contact: (613) 548-2339
This clinic provides assessment and management of consequences and complications of spinal cord injury for adult patients.
Waiting period: 2 - 6 months depending on reason for referral.
Referrals/Contact: (613) 544-1894
This clinic provides assessment and management of stroke related impairment, disability and complications for adult patients.
Waiting period: 2 - 3 months.
Referrals/Contact: (613) 544-4210
This is a comprehensive cardiorespiratory fitness and education program. Outpatients participate in an exercise program three afternoons a week from 1 to 4p.m., and also attend educational sessions regarding lung disease and its management.
Inpatient Program: Two beds are available at St. Mary's for individuals who live too far away to drive to the program three times a week. The inpatient program involves three weeks in hospital (with weekend passes), and an intensive exercise program of 2 - 2 ½ hours both morning and afternoon five days a week.
Location: St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, physiotherapy gym.
Eligibility: For people experiencing shortness of breath due to lung disease, but who have no cardiac or orthopedic problems that preclude intensive exercise. Patients are assessed by the Respirology Clinic as to their suitability for this program.
Waiting period: 3 months.
Duration: Generally 8 weeks for outpatients; 3 weeks for inpatients.
Follow-up: For both outpatients and inpatients, follow-up is offered at 2 months, 6 months and 1 year after completion of the program. A home exercise program is prescribed. Patients can also join the Breathe Easy Club, which meets on Thursday afternoons, for ongoing maintenance and support.
Fees: Covered by OHIP.
Referrals: A written physician's referral, Pulmonary Function Tests, and an exercise test is required.
Contact: (613) 533-6328; FAX: (613) 549-1459
Located at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, this service provides communication assessment, therapy, education and counselling with the goal of the client becoming a functional communicator in his or her environment.
Eligibility: For persons with any acquired neurogenic communication disorder.
Waiting period: As soon as possible for priority situations (i.e. stroke and aphasia); 6 - 8 weeks for non-priority.
Fees: Covered by OHIP or extended health insurers.
Referrals: Accepted from the patient or physician. Please direct referrals to Speech Pathology Services, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2253, FAX: (613) 544-0867.
A support and educational group is held monthly for stroke survivors and spouses. A Rheumatoid Arthritis Group meets four times yearly. The groups are facilitated by a social worker.
Location: St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site.
Eligibility: Participants must have a diagnosis or situation in keeping with the group focus.
Waiting period: None. A new referral can join the next group session.
Fees: Covered by OHIP.
Contact: Jane Verner, (613) 548-7222, Ext. 2221.
Located at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site, this service educates patients about balance and their particular condition, and provides physiotherapy intervention to improve balance, dizziness, and overall level of function.
Eligibility: For patients with peripheral hypofunction, bilateral vestibular loss, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, symptomatic Meniere's, post traumatic vertigo, cerebellar deficits, central vestibular dysfunction.
Waiting period: 2 weeks.
Fees: Covered by OHIP.
Referrals: A written physician's referral is required, preferably from a Neurologist/ENT specialist (this ensures that the necessary screening and testing has been performed). Please refer to Physiotherapy Services, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site.
Contact: (613) 548-7222 Ext. 2245; FAX: 544-1023
This service provides assessments and interventions to help individuals return to work after an injury or a medical condition.
Occupational Therapy Services
Occupational therapy enables people to lead productive, independent and satisfying lives by assisting them to set goals with self-care, (e.g. dressing, eating and shopping), household management, as well as activities that allow them to work or enjoy free time. During an assessment, the occupational therapist identifies which activities are difficult and why by checking physical abilities (strength, coordination, balance), mental abilities (memory, organization, coping), level of support available, and environmental barriers (at home, school, workplace or community). Intervention may then involve learning new ways of doing things, using adaptive equipment and devices, making changes to the environment, or exploring new interests and developing new skills.
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Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor Services
Vocational Rehabilitation is a component of the continuous and coordinated process of rehabilitation involving services such as vocational assessment, training, education and selected job placement to enable persons’ with disabilities to secure and retain meaningful paid or non-paid employment. Rehabilitation Counsellors have strong knowledge of vocational assessment and career development, medical aspects of disability and adjustment counselling and are well suited to provide services such as, coordinating catastrophic case management, preparing life care plans/future care cost reports, assisting individuals in developing and implementing return to work plans, conducting vocational assessments, determining loss of earnings capacity, placement coordination and expert testimony. Services are individualized and tailored to meet the needs of the client to maximize employability, independence, and community integration.
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Location: 28 Barrie Street, Kingston.
Eligibility: Clients must be eligible for funding.
Waiting period: 2 - 4 weeks.
Referrals: Covered by ODSP, WSIB, CPP, auto insurer, private employers, or long-term disability insurers.
Contact: (613) 548-2327; FAX: (613) 548-6110
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