Information for Primary Care Physicians Working in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes developed in response to COVID 19 – April 22, 2020.
Here are 5 options to access Geriatric Psychiatry in Hamilton:
- Refer to GeriMed Risk
- Geriatric pharmacology and psychiatry consultation can be accessed in the following ways (:
- Call 1-855-261-0508 between 9 am – 5 pm OR
- OTN e-consult – select “GeriMedRisk” OR
- Fax 1-519-279-2959
- Refer to St. Peter’s Specialized Geriatric Service (Dr. Sunny Luthra) – serving Hamilton based LTCHS
- Through the usual referral process (link)
- Phone: 905-521-2100 ext.12397 or Fax to 1-855-406-2163
- Refer via E-Consult
- e-consult through OTN is a fast, easy and effective way to get a timely answer to your clinical questions
- there are multiple local geriatric psychiatrists available on the OTN platform to provide an opinion with very quick turn around
- Refer to ST. JOE’S CONNECT – Seniors Mental Health Services – serving Hamilton community-based seniors with complex mental health issues
- Send an urgent referral through the SJHH centralized psychiatry referral service – Connect
- Phone: 905-522-1155 ext. 36499
- Referral will be triaged and primary care will receive response with service/appointment details
- Direct request for urgent geriatric psychiatry telephone consultation (doc to-doc) for Hamilton LTCHs and Retirement Homes – temporary line in response to COVID 19
- Primary care to call or leave a message at SJHH Seniors MH program at 905-522-1155 ext. 39663 requesting telephone consultation support of geriatric psychiatry with below information:
- Physician name and number to reach, facility name, patient name and date of birth
- Geriatric psychiatrist to return call to primary care within one business day