Peace Arch Hospital

May 7, 2013

City/Town:
White Rock
Site Address:

15521 Russell Avenue
White Rock, BC V4B 2R4

Area:
Lower Mainland ("In Town"), White Rock
Facility Type:
Hospital
Placement Category:
Acute, Chronic Disease Management, Community Health, Outpatient, Rehab
Northern or Rural Site?
No
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White Rock is a lovely seaside community town, and Peace Arch Hospital provides a friendly atmosphere to work in. The hospital is supported greatly by it's Auxilliary and Foundation, and by the White Rock/South Surrey community.

Physiotherapists provide service to the following areas: Inpatient and Outpatient Surgical/Orthopaedics, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehab, x 2 Medical Units (including ICU and HAU -High Acuity Unit), ACE unit (Acute Care of the Elderly) and a PATH unit (Patient Assessment and Transition to Home).

Site Details

Placement Category: 

Acute, Chronic Disease Management, Community Health, Outpatient, Rehab

Facility Type:

Hospital

Patient population description:

Older Adult.

Physiotherapist expertise on site (special interests, degrees, certificates, etc.):

- Experience in all conditions affecting the geriatric population.
- General Rehab expertise in serial casting and taping.
- Treatment of Vertigo.
- Stroke Rehab.
- Orthopaedic conditions.

These types of learning opportunities may be available at this site:

- Interdisciplinary Discharge Planning Rounds.
- In-Services on new evidence-based practice, or new equipment demo by supplier, or staff reporting on a course or workshop, or Journal Club.
- Opportunity to watch a total joint arthroplasty surgery when placement is on Surg/Ortho.
- General Rehab Unit with its own gym. Patients can transition from inpatient rehab to either a home-based program or outpatient program through CCR (Coordinated Community Rehab) Placement could be combined between the inpatient and outpatient components.
- The PATH Unit is now under the HomeHealth Program, so the student placement could be combined between the inpatient and outpatient components.

Possible Interprofessional opportunities at this site:

Rehab services are provided in interdisciplinary teams on all the inpatient units and in Outpatient Rehab.

There are combined PT/OT/RA staff meetings held for general information sharing, educational opportunites and equipment in-services.

For information on pre-placement requirements and orientation please refer to the specific health authority listing, found here.

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