This new model will allow us to improve our patient care and offer a more diverse range of services to patients while reflecting the most innovative best practices in health care. To transition to this new service model, we have expanded our emergency and crisis intervention services at both Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP) and Rouge Valley Centenary (RVC) hospital campuses, and consolidated all inpatient services to RVC. All mental health services can be accessed from each hospital campus.

Summary of service changes

Here is a list of the key changes and improvements we have made:

• Adult Inpatient Services - Moved RVAP 3W inpatient mental health beds to the RVC 10W inpatient mental health unit
  

• Emergency Crisis Services - Crisis services remain open at both hospital campuses with enhanced crisis hours
  

• Outpatient Services - Outpatient services remain open at both hospital campuses
  

• Child/Adolescent Inpatient Services - Moved RVC Child/Adolescent inpatient unit from 10E to 8W
  

• Medical/Psychiatric Inpatient Services - Opened Medical/Psychiatry unit at RVC 8W
  

• Child/Adolescent Day Hospital - Moved Shoniker Clinic Child/Adolescent day hospital to RVC 8W
  

Helpful resources

• RVHS Mental Health Model, December 2008 (information sheet, 102k PDF) - Provides overview of rationale for implementing improved model, highlights benefits and outlines what the changes will mean to patients, family and friends, and Rouge Valley as a whole
• RVHS Mental Health Reorganization, March 2008 (backgrounder, 40k PDF)
• Access to Mental Health Services at RVHS, April 2008 (presentation, 112k PDF)
• RVHS Deficit Elimination Plan Approved, March 2008 (news release, 64k PDF)

Contact us

Phone: 416-284-8131 ext. 4538
Email: moliver@rougevalley.ca