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Commitment: Long-term
Connection method: In-person
Open to Fraser – Vancouver Coastal
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Peace Arch hospital has a 30 – bed rehabilitation unit located on the 5th floor. Services from different healthcare professionals are provided in this rehabilitation unit to help a person:
• Become as independent as possible
• Improve physical, communication, and cognitive (thinking) skills
The Peace Arch hospital rehabilitation unit is looking to include the patient perspective in their work. Examples of how the projects the team is working on include:
• Reviewing and updating the welcome package
• Quality Improvement related to mobilization
• Revitalization of the bedside whiteboards for patients to communicate their with the care team
• Person-centred staff education
• Completion and review of Real Time Patient Experience Survey results
• Implementation and impact of electronic documentation
Rehabilitation (rehab) is a set of therapies that help you improve your physical, cognitive (thinking) and emotional function after an injury. Rehabilitation units in a hospital provide physical, communication and cognitive (thinking) rehab to maximize a person’s function.
• Welcome to the general rehabilitation unit: https://patienteduc.fraserhealth.ca/file/welcome-to-the-general-rehabilitation-unit-14344.pdf
• Preparing for your stay on inpatient rehabilitation: https://patienteduc.fraserhealth.ca/file/preparing-for-your-stay-on-inpatient-rehabilitation-336129.pdf
Level of Engagement
This opportunity is at the level of Consult on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.Eligibility
- Specific health care experiences [details below]
- An interest in improving health care services
- Someone who has experience receiving care in a rehabilitation unit or supporting someone who has received care in a rehabilitation unit.
