To increase bed capacity and address demands of our growing community, Mackenzie Health partnered in the Reactivation Care Centre, a collaborative between hospitals in the Central LHIN announced in October 2017. This new facility has been specifically designed to provide patients who no longer need acute care with specialized, reactivation care in a setting that best supports their care journey.
The Reactivation Care Centre is one of Mackenzie Health’s community-based locations and has capacity for 120 beds.
Benefits to patients
At the Reactivation Care Centre, patients currently being cared for in acute settings will have access to specialized, focused care and attention.
- A newly renovated facility that is a quiet, peaceful place for therapy and rehabilitation, unlike an acute care hospital
- Specialized activation therapies in a setting designed to focus on the needs of the patient and support transition to home or long-term care
- Private or semi-private rooms allow 24/7 visiting hours
- Well lit, secure parking ($5/day or $45 for 15 visits)
- Free TV and Phone services in patient rooms; WiFi not included
- Option to have meals in dining room to encourage mobility and social interaction
What is the Reactivation Care Centre?
The Reactivation Care Centre is a collaborative between five hospitals in the region to help ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. It is a separate physical location where patients who no longer need the intensity of services provided in the hospital will benefit from a restorative environment, while they wait for their discharge destination, such as community care, retirement home, etc.
Why is the Reactivation Care Centre being created?
Many patients in hospital no longer require acute medical services and are waiting for an alternate level of care or require complex continuing care and rehabilitation.. This results in a shortage of beds and patients receiving care in unconventional spaces like auditoriums and hallways. An organization committed to restorative care, Mackenzie Health partnered in the Reactivation Care Centre to ensure our patients receive care in the most appropriate setting.
This is a needed interim solution, until Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital opens in 2020.
How are patients selected to be transferred to the Reactivation Care Centre?
Special consideration will be given to the patient selection process, to ensure that only those patients whose needs will be met at the Reactivation Care Centre are transferred. The Reactivation Care Centre is one of the options patients who no longer require hospital care can choose from (i.e. home, rehabilitation program, etc).
When will patients be transferred to the Reactivation Care Centre?
The first 27 patients were transferred on December 10, 2017. As beds become available, additional patients are being transferred.
In early 2018, Mackenzie Health opened three additional units (up to 90 beds) at the Reactivation Care Centre, dedicated to patients requiring complex continuing care and rehabilitation services. These patients began transitioning to the Reactivation Care Centre on March 10, 2018.
Where will the Reactivation Care Centre be located?
The address is:
2111 Finch Avenue West, Toronto
Floors: 3 and 4
Approximate travel time from Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital: 20 minutes
The Reactivation Care Centre will not have an Emergency Department. For emergencies, please call 911.
For more information, visit www.reactivationcarecentre.ca
Do you have any questions? Please contact Patient Relations at 905-883-1212 or 905-832-4554 , extension 7494 or patientrelations@mackenziehealth.ca
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