Acquired Brain Injury Outpatient (ABI OP) Program - G.F. Strong

The Acquired Brain Injury Out-Patient (ABI OP) Program will provide equitable, timely, and integrated health care services to people living with a brain injury.

The team will work with patients to identify and work on functional goals that can be achieved within 3 months.

GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre

4255 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC
V5Z 2G9
Phone: (604) 734-1313 - Main centre
(604) 737-6291 - Referral intake office
Fax: (604) 730-7904

Referral

?Referrals must be made by a physician or nurse practitioner.

Eligibility

Who we see

People with a diagnosed brain injury benefiting from short-term rehabilitation:

  • Adults 19 years of age or older

  • Living within Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

  • Able to participate in rehab for up to 2-4 hours per day, 2-4 days per week

  • Able to organize his/her own transportation to and from GF Strong

  • Able to manage independently or has a family member that can assist on site with: Personal care (including toileting), eating/swallowing, mobility/transfers, medications

Who we don't see

  • People who are eligible for services elsewhere

  • Medical/legal assessment for reports

  • For concussion, refer to (ERCS) and (SM)