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Amputee Rehabilitation Program
300 Wellington St N
Hamilton, ON
L8L 0A4
Hamilton, ON
L8L 0A4
Rehab Intake Office: 905-521-2100 ext 40806
Fax: Rehab Intake Office: 905-521-2359
Last updated: Mar 25, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
Medical referral required
For Health Service Providers - Centralized intake process through Hamilton Health Sciences Intake Office
Internal - Referral entered in EPIC system
External - Submit referral form by fax
Refer to "Regional Rehabilitation Referral Process and Admission Criteria"
For Health Service Providers - Centralized intake process through Hamilton Health Sciences Intake Office
Internal - Referral entered in EPIC system
External - Submit referral form by fax
Refer to "Regional Rehabilitation Referral Process and Admission Criteria"
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
People in need of rehabilitative care related to amputations * patient goals must include desire and motivation to use a prosthesis * must have attainable functional goals related to mobility and transfers with the aid of a prosthetic device * must have identified a discharge destination
Fees
Covered by OHIP
Languages
English
Area(s) Served
Hamilton and area
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Hospital inpatient amputee rehabilitation program * focuses on:
Services provided by a physiatrist, nurses, nutritionist, prosthetist, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacist, recreation therapist, and social workers
Typical stays last 4 to 6 weeks
- achieving ambulation (walking/moving around) with a prosthesis or improving transfers with a prosthesis
- practicing functional ambulation activities (e.g. stairs, ramp, curbs)
- practicing functional activities of daily living
- identifying and prescribing necessary equipment for discharge
- learning management of life with a prosthesis
- learning about leisure activities and community reintegration
- regular educations with ongoing individual education as required
Services provided by a physiatrist, nurses, nutritionist, prosthetist, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacist, recreation therapist, and social workers
Typical stays last 4 to 6 weeks
Last updated: Mar 25, 2025: Suggest an edit
