Complex Medical Management is an inpatient program at Providence Care Hospital (PCH) that is offered to patients who have multiple chronic diseases. The program is provided to patients as a means to:
- increase activity tolerance
- slow the rate or avoid further loss of function
Functional objectives include optimizing and ongoing maintenance of functional abilities. Patients receiving Complex Medical Management may have:
- extensive wounds, with the goal to bring the wound to a level of care that can be managed in the community
- complex respiratory needs
Admission criteria
Patients admitted to the Complex Medical Management at PCH must:
- be age 16 or older
- be medically stable
- have complex medical needs, including multiple long-term illnesses and/or disabilities
- require 24-hour skilled nursing and technology-based care that cannot be provided by community programs/services
Patients must also demonstrate a need and an ability to participate in and benefit from low to moderate intensity therapy that supports functional progression or stabilization. Therapies may include physiotherapy, occupational therapy and/or speech language pathology.
What to bring
- Supportive shoes with good traction and secure fit are required to participate in therapy
- Comfortable, loose fitting clothing to wear to therapy
- Socks, nightwear and underwear
- Multiple changes of clothing
- Weather appropriate outdoor clothing such as a coat, sweater, sunhat and sunscreen
- Unscented personal hygiene products
Length of stay
Length of stay will vary by individual patient needs, as determined by the interprofessional care team. Complex Medical Management is not a permanent or long-term care program. Our care team continually assesses patients to ensure that the person is receiving the appropriate level of care in the right care setting.
Discharge and transfers
When you no longer require the level of specialized care provided in the inpatient hospital setting, the care team will work with you and your family to prepare for discharge.
Inpatient units
Heritage 2
Lakeview 2
Contact information
Heritage 2 Care Desk
613-544-4900, ext. 82824
Heritage 2 Program Manager
613-544-4900, ext. 72621
Lakeview 2 Care Desk
613-544-4900, ext. 72622
Lakeview 2 Program Manager
613-544-4900, ext. 72621
Director, Complex, Palliative & Transitional Care
613-544-4900, ext. 53552
Vice President, Patient & Client Care
613-544-4900, ext. 53391
Complex Medical Management
