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Ambulatory Care
About Our Ambulatory Care Department
Our Ambulatory Care Department, also known as outpatient care, is medical care or treatment that does not require an overnight stay in the hospital.
At Louise Marshall Hospital and Palmerston and District Hospital our outpatient procedures and treatments include Diabetes Education, Physiotherapy and Respiratory Services. In addition, our Palmerston and District Hospital is a satellite Dialysis unit of the Grand River Renal Program.
Ambulatory Care Services
Diabetes Education
Louise Marshall Hospital and Palmerston and District Hospital both offer a wide range of services for adult patients that have Type 1 (including insulin pumps), Type 2 and Gestational diabetes.
Through this education program, patients learn about diabetes and what steps they can take to stay healthy (diet, exercise/activity and medication options).
The Diabetes Education Centre supports inpatients as well as outpatients. If you have been recently diagnosed or have had diabetes for a long time and you would like to receive further education, please ask your family physician to send a referral to us with recent lab work and any medications that you are currently taking. If you don’t have a family physician, you can make a self-referral (see referral form below).
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Physiotherapy
Louise Marshall Hospital and Palmerston and District Hospital are pleased to offer inpatient physiotherapy for individuals of all ages with musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and neurological conditions.
Patients can be located in any of the divisions in the hospital: medical, obstetrical, surgical, complex continuing care and emergency.
Access to publicly-funded outpatient physiotherapy will be limited to the following criteria listed below. A referral from a physician or nurse practitioner is mandatory to add your name to the waiting list.
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Respiratory Services
Respiratory Therapy Services are offered at Louise Marshall Hospital and Palmerston and District Hospitals from a Registered Respiratory Therapist for inpatients and outpatients of all ages.
A number of diagnostic tests are performed on an outpatient basis to diagnose and monitor the respiratory status of patients.
In order to have any outpatient tests done, you do need a Physician referral for these procedures.
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Dialysis (Palmerston ONLY)
Palmerston and District Hospital is a satellite Dialysis unit of the Grand River Renal Program.
The Dialysis Unit supports stable patients requiring dialysis in our area to decrease the need for travel to and from Grand River Hospital. Dialysis Unit Nurses are responsible for patients while they are on dialysis at PDH. The Nurses monitor patient progress, manage routine dialysis problems and can help patients learn more about dialysis.
A physician referral is required.
For more information on the Dialysis Unit, please click here or call 519-417-4050.
Clinics
Louise Marshall Hospital and Palmerston and District Hospital provide various medical clinics through the Ambulatory Care Department.
Louise Marshall Hospital Ambulatory Clinics are:
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Dental Surgery
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Gastroenterology
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General Surgery
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Spirometry
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Urology
Palmerston and District Hospital Ambulatory Clinics are:
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Dental Surgery
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Ear/Nose/Throat Clinic
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General Surgery
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Internal Medicine
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Obstetrics/Gynecology
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Spirometry
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Urology