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Program:
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Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM)
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Organization:
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Unity Health Toronto
St Michael's Hospital
Seniors Care
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Phone Numbers:
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Switchboard: 416-360-4000
Patient Inquiry: 416-864-5454
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Address:
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30 Bond St
Toronto, ON
M5B 1W8
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Map
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Intersection:
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Queen St E, east of Yonge St
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Location:
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Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor)
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Accessibility Notes:
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Queen St and Shuter St entrances are wheelchair accessible * Bond St entrance is not wheelchair accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8am-4pm * some occasional weekend and evening hours
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Service Description:
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A team of Geriatric Emergency Management nurses with specialized knowledge of the issues
with which older adults present to hospitals * collaborate with the Emergency Department physicians and nursing
staff in the assessment of frail, at-risk older adults and link them to
appropriate resources and specialized geriatric services within the hospital or
the community as needed
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Application:
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Referral by nurses and/or doctors in the Emergency Department
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Adults over 65 years attending emergency department (ED), discharged from ED within past week,transferred to ED from community or geriatric clinic
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