Hospital Information - Primary Care Network Durham

DURHAM REGION PATIENT HUB

DURHAM REGION PATIENT HUB

Hospital Information

Hospital Site	Phone	Fax	Ocean eReferral Link	Home Visiting Teams	Eligibility Criteria
Ajax/Pickering (servicing Ajax/Pickering) https://appct.ca/	Routine: 905-619-1353 Urgent: 905-619-1353 (Ask for ‘Palliative Care Physician On-Call for Ajax Pickering’)	905-231-3880	Ocean eReferral Link	Refer to the outpatient team by Ocean e-referral or by faxing the common palliative care referral form to 905-231-3880 For more information: appct.ca	Cancer patients with prognosis < 6 months who are PPS ≤ 50% regardless of goals of care Non-cancer, non-dementia patients with prognosis < 6 months who are PPS ≤ 40% with goals of care aligned with comfort measures (i.e., no life-prolonging treatment or plan to return to acute care) Dementia patients requiring in-home end-of-life care who are PPS ≤ 20% (drinking sips or NPO)
Oshawa (servicing Whitby, Oshawa, Brooklin)	Routine: 905-576-8711 ext 33931 Urgent: 905-576-8711 ext 33200 (Ask for ‘Oshawa Community Palliative Physician On-Call’)	905-721-4764	Ocean eReferral Link	Refer by faxing Common Referral Form to DRCC Palliative Care Team: *On-Call Physician (CPOP) provides evening and weekend coverage	TO BE COMPLETED
Bowmanville (servicing Clarington)	Routine: 905-623-3331 ext 21532 Urgent: 905-623-3331 ext 33200 (Ask for ‘Palliative Care Physician On-Call for Bowmanville’)	905-697-4686	Ocean eReferral Link	Form sent to LHB ext 21251 then assigned to Dr. Osborne for delegation Bowmanville Palliative Ocean page that provides phone number to call *Physician assigned follows patient one-on-one for ongoing evening and weekend care	Full service palliative care medical team; Referrals may be sent earlier in trajectory (no set PPS) Collaboration between Palliative Care Physician, Palliative Community Care Team (PCCT) and Primary Care Providers.
Port Perry (servicing Port Perry and North Durham)	Routine: 905-985-2895 ext 6070 Urgent: 905-985-7321 ext 43200 (Ask for ‘Palliative Care Physician On-Call for Port Perry’)	905-985-5406	Ocean eReferral Link	Ocean Referral Common Referral Form For more information: Port Perry Medical:portperrymedical.ca North Durham Family Health Team:Palliative Care Program – NorthDurham (northdurhamfht.ca)	Cancer patients with a prognosis of <6months who are PPS of 50% or less, regardless of goals of care Non-cancer, non-dementia patients with a prognosis of <3 months with a PPS of 40% or less with GOC aligned with comfort measures (i.e., no life-prolonging treatment or plan to return to acute care) Dementia patients requiring in-home, EOL care who are PPS of 20% or less (drinking sips or NPO)

Hospital Pathways

Hospital Palliative Care Consult Team and Palliative Care Unit Admission

Hospital Site	Hospital Palliative Care Consult Team Activation	Palliative Care Beds and/or Palliative Care Unit (PCU)
Oshawa	Family doctor would make a referral to Palliative Consult Team or Home and Community Care Support Service to access beds. 4F –social worker would send consent to unit coordinator for wait list.	18 PCU beds
Bowmanville	Complete Referral Form in EPIC	Not Designated
Ajax Pickering	Complete Referral is in EPIC. Only inpatient physician can refer.	3 beds
Port Perry	Fax Common Referral Form to 905-697-4686	1 bed