Brain Injury & Stroke Rehab/Medical Contacts for Families July 2012 BRAIN INJURY CONTACTS: Calgary Zone AHS Brain Injury Coordinator: Lynette Fritzke 403 944-8569 Kendra Ness BI Program Assistant (patient appts.) 403-944-8571 Foothills Brain Injury Clinic (Drs. McGovern, Plamondon, Deke): 403-944-4327 FAX: 403-270-8215 CNS (Community Neurorehab Services): Jane Baer ED 403-215-1500 Columbia Rehab: 403-297-9500 Transitional Services for Brain Injury (Garrison): Laura VanBakel: 403-990-2666 FAX: 403-943-2068 SABIS (Southern Alberta Brain Injury Rehabilitation Society): Lisa Somers, Program Mgr., Denis Cooney ED 403-521-5212 sabis@sabis.ab.ca FAX: 403-283-5867 URSA (Universal Rehabilitation Services Agency): Doug Hauser ED, Pam McGladdery PD Supported Lifestyles AB Ltd. Michelle Brooks, ED 403-261-8724 Ext 1 403-272-7722 403-261-8724 brooksm@supportedliefestyles.com WEBSITES: www.braintrust.ca www.obia.on.ca www.biac-aclc.ca www.brainresource.ca www.biaa.ab.ca www.biausa.org STROKE CONTACTS: Alberta Health Services Luchie Swinton: Calgary Stroke Program Leader Michael Suddes: Calgary Stroke Program Manager Stroke Clinic: (Drs. Lam, McNeil, UBhi) Physiatry Clinic: Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy: www.strokestrategy.ab.ca: Calgary Stroke Prevention Clinic: Healthlink: The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut: Page 1 of 5 J:Reception/Contacts/Rehab Medical Contacts November 2, 2012 403-212-8223 Ext. 7407 403-944-1195 FAX: 944-1154 403-943-4327 403-944-1025 403-356-4288 403-944-1447 or 403-944-2323 1-866-408-5465 403-264-5549
www.heartandstroke.ab.ca Inform Alberta: www.informalberta.ca National Stroke Association (USA): www.stroke.org: 1-800-787-6537 Stroke Recovery Association of Alberta: Erin Palashniuk Provincial Coordinator: 403-249-7215 Frank Niebor: 403-249-7215 www.strokerecoveryalberta.com Stroke Recovery Association of Calgary: 403-827-7520 www.geocities.com/sracalgary Other AHS information/resources: Healthlink: 1-866-408-5465 Inform Alberta: www.informalberta.ca REHAB CENTRES: Alberta Children s Hospital: Rehab: 403-955-7912 Dr. Gordon Townshend Rehabilitation & Educational Program: 403-943-7900 Community Accessible Rehab: North: Peter Lougheed: 403-943-4786 Central: Sheldon Chumir Centre: 403-955-6900 South: South Calgary Health Centre: 403-943-9484 Fanning Neurorehab (2 East): 403-230-6944 FAX: 403-230-6954 Liz Reimer: Team Leader Bonnie Wolskie: Social Worker 403 520-6740 Foothills Hospital: Unit 111- Acute Neuro: Susan Gilbert: Social Worker 403-944-4605 Pager 1199 Unit 58 Tertiary Rehab: Paul Wright RN 403-944-4258 The Centennial Centre for Mental Health & Brain Injury Box 1000, Ponoka AB T4J 1R8 Halvar Jonson Centre for Brain Injury 403-783-7803 Chris Richards: Brain Injury Mgr FAX: 1-403-783-7730 Bev Webster, Brenda McGillis, Larry Jenkins: Social Workers Private psychologists: Colleen Linney 403-660-6315 Catharine Armitage: CORE-TX 403-386-0426 Patient Advocate: 403-943-0835 MEDICAL RECORDS: Fanning: 403-530-6744 FAX: 403-230-6995 Foothills: 403-944-4205 FAX: 403-944-1663 Glenmore Park: 403-258-7650 FAX: 403-258-7681 Halvar Jonson: 1-403-783-7600 FAX: 1-403-7730 Page 2 of 5
PLC: 403-943-4875 FAX: 403-943-4878 Rockyview: 403-943-3580 FAX: 403-943-3587 South Community Accessible Rehabilitation South Calgary Health Centre, 31 Sunpark Plaza S.E. 403-943-9466 FAX: 403-943-9473 FAMILY PHYSICIANS: Dr. Scott Beach GP taking new clients 403-246-4431 203-1610-37 St. SW OTHER: Access Calgary: 403-537-7770 www.accesscalgary.ca Access Mental Health: 403-943-1500 FAX: 403-943-9044 Accessible Housing Society 403-282-1872 FAX: 403-284-0304 www.ahscalgary.ca Funding Opportunities: RAMP: Residential Access Modification Program dial 310-000 then enter: 780-427-5760 RRAP: Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program 403-515-3000 Alberta Easter Seals: equipment only 403-235-5662 Calgary Counselling Centre: www.calgarycounselling.com: 403-265-4980 To access counselling: 403-691-5991 CAPCC: Community Access for People in Continuing Care: Karol Gouschuk: 403-228-7436 FAX: 403-229-4271 Carewest Day Hospital: Fanning Centre: 403-520-2100 Glenmore Park: 403-640-6480 Chinese Special Needs Support Group: 403-269-6122 Chronic Disease Management Living Well Program: 403-943-2584 Community CHAT Program: 403-669-6586 Diabetes Education Clinic: 403-943-2611 Disabled Golf: 403-281-5192 Herb Shea: 403-238-5334 Family Caregiver Centre: www.familycaregiver.ab.ca: 403-303-6027 FAX: 403-263-9063 Home Care: New referrals: 403-943-1920 Current homecare clients: 403-943-1600 In-Home Support Services: We Care: Calgary North: 403-297-9744 Calgary South: 403-225-1222 Page 3 of 5
Supported Lifestyles: brooksm@supportedlifestyles.com: 403-207-5115 FAX: 403-207-5125 JB Music Ursula: Admin.: 403-240-3877 FAX: 403-288-2241 Jennifer Buchanan: 403-240-3872 (Cell) 403-860-8913 Pachet Assessment & Rehabilitation Services Inc.: Dr. Arlin Pachet, Clinical Neuropsychologist 403-807-1593 FAX: 403-270-3822 Progressive Lifestyles Fdn Adrienne Sabourin, ED adrienne.sabourin@cplf.ca (403) 276-1016 ext 0 Respite Care: Bethany Care Centre: 403-284-6000 Beverly Centre: 403-253-8806 PDD funded: URSA, Supported Lifestyles Talisman Centre: www.talismancentre.com: 403-233-8393 Transition Services: Louisa Sivico: 403-943-1691 U of C Disabled Fitness Program: 403-220-5185 Village Square Leisure Centre: 403-280-9714 Vocational Rehabilitation and Research Institute (VRRI): 403-284-1121 Young Adult Day Support Program (YADS): Paulette Fornataro 403-230-6999 FAX: 403-230-6986 www.carewest.org MEDICAL/REHAB SUPPLY COMPANIES: Blaine-McLean: 403-249-7515 Home Care Medical: 403-252-2266 Medichair: 403-252-5366 Shoppers Homehealth Care: (South) 403-255-2288 (North) 403-662-2211 Specialty Vehicles & Equipment: 403-204-9899 403-253-3010 OTHER PROVINCIAL/NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & AGENCIES: CANADA: Brain Injury Association of Canada (BIAC) 613-236-5208 Harry Zarins ED 155 Queen St, Suite 808 Ottawa, Ont. K1P 6L1 info@biac-aclc.ca ALBERTA: Brain Injury Association of Alberta (BIAA): www.biaa.ca Arlana Tanner ED: 1-403-309-0866 FAX: 1-403-342-3880 Page 4 of 5
BrainCare Centre (Previously NABIS and EBIRS)admin@braincarecentre.com 229-10106 111 Ave Edmonton, AB T5G 0B4 (780) 477-7575 BC: British Columbia Brain Injury Association (BCBIA): 1-604-465-1783 FAX: 1-604-465-1725 Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Head Injury Assoc.: 1-306-373-1555 Saskatchewan Assoc. for the Rehab. of the Brain Injured (SARBI), Saskatoon: 1-306-373-3050 Elizabeth Hummel ED Page 5 of 5