Wascana Rehabilitation Centre

Details

Name :

Wascana Rehabilitation Centre

Address  :

2180 - 23rd Avenue

Town  :

Regina

State  :

Saskatchewan

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

S4S 0A5

Phone  :

306 766 5100

Fax  :

306 766 5414

Web URL  :

Wascana Rehabilitation Centre

Description

About Wascana Rehabilitation Centre
The Wascana Rehabilitation Centre provides comprehensive medical rehabilitation programs for adults and children as well as specialized longterm care A wide variety of programming including Functional Rehabilitation Amputee Services Spinal Cord Injury Services and Orthopedics Childrens Services Adult Rehabilitation Extended Care and Veterans Services are available to meet the particular needs of clients The Centre serves the population of southern Saskatchewan

The Centre was originally formed in 1968 with the amalgamation of the Physical Rehabilitation Centre and the Provincial Geriatric Centre operated by the Department of Health In 1989 the facility underwent a fiveyear 50 million regeneration program The facility size was increased to 400000sq ft from 135000 sq ft Space for both inpatients and outpatients programming was increased

The Centre became part of the Regina Health District in 1994 and a facility of the Regina QuAppelle Health Region in 2002 It currently has a total of 307 beds 43 for rehabilitation inpatients 205 beds for specialized longterm care clients five childrens beds and 54 beds for clients placed through Veterans Affairs Canada
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