Halton Healthcare

Site: Mississauga Halton Central Intake Program

Service: Mississauga Halton Central Intake Program - Low Back Pain Rapid Access Clinics

Record #: MHH0643
Last Full Update: 26 Jul 2023

Contact Information

Office Phone 905-338-2983 ext 4912
Toll Free Phone 1-855-223-6847
Fax 1-833-230-6623
E-Mail eReferralSupport@haltonhealthcare.com
Website mhcentralintake.com/services/musculoskeletal-care-lower-back/

Agency Information

Established April 2013
Funding Ontario Health (Central) * Donations

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Central intake for patients with low back pain * provides patients with an assessment by an Advanced Practice Provider within 4 weeks of when the completed referral is received by the Central Intake Program * an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a regulated healthcare professional such as a physiotherapist, registered nurse, nurse practitioner or chiropractor with additional training in orthopedic care


Objectives of the program include:

  • improve outcomes and satisfaction for patients with persistent or unmanageable recurrent low back pain
  • reduce opioid initiation through early non-pharmacological management
  • decrease utilization of lumbar spine imaging such as MRIs
  • reduce unnecessary emergency room visits for low back pain
  • reduce unnecessary referrals to low back pain-related specialists
  • improve access to specialist care
Hours

Administration: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm

Areas Served Halton Region ; Mississauga
Boundaries Mississauga Halton region
Eligibility People with persistent low back pain and/or related symptoms or recurrent episodic unmanageable lower back pain * must be 18 years or older * residents of Mississauga Halton region
Application

Primary Care Providers must register and complete an online module to obtain referral privileges

Languages English
Fees Services covered by OHIP

Site Information

Site Location Mississauga Halton
Located In Community Oakville
Address & Map
2401 Bristol Circle, Suite 105
Oakville, ON L6H 5S9
 
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Intersection Winston Churchill Blvd and Dundas St W
Physical Access Fully Accessible

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