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Programs & Services

Transition Services - Acute Care

This service strives to ensure the timely, supported discharge of patients from acute care.

This service provides:

  • effective and timely discharges from acute care
  • promotion of joint hospital and community initiatives
  • identification of patient flow
  • identification of barriers for discharge
  • collaboration with patient care managers, physicians, and support staff to facilitate timely discharge from acute care

Contact Details

Foothills Medical Centre

Location Info
Foothills Hospital
Address
1403 29 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 2T9
Telephone
403-944-8100
Fax
403-270-2098
Getting There

Parking available

Foothills Medical Centre parking map

Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tuesday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Note

Weekend on-call coverage: call 212-8223 pager 3495.
Access
Service Providers May Include
coordinators
Eligibility

Patient in acute care facility in the Calgary Zone who will require medically necessary support upon discharge

Service Access

Patients needs are identified during a stay in an acute care facility and a Transition Services Coordinator is assigned.


Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Partners

Partners/affiliations

Home Care, Supported Living, Long Term Care

Service Locations
Also Known As
Previous
Patient Transition Services