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Ambulatory Services are health services provided
to outpatients, or patients who are not admitted to hospital. Ambulatory
Services are also provided to patients who receive services
as part of our community care program.
Ambulatory Care at Royal University Hospital
Ambulatory outpatient services at Royal University Hospital (RUH)
provide consultative opportunities for most specialty services offered
at RUH.
- Genetic counselling, diagnostic investigations and consultations
are provided through the Medical Genetics Clinic on a referral basis. Hours of operation are 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. For more information call
(306) 655-1692.
University of Saskatchewan - Medical Genetics (website)
- Dental services are provided to medically and mentally compromised
patients. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday
to Friday. For more information call (306) 655-1312.
- Dermatology services include UVA, UVB, narrow band, PUVA and
hand and foot light treatment. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. For more information call
(306) 655-1169.
- The Audiology/Cochlear Implant Program provides information
on how to become a potential candidate for cochlear implant and
information about the rehabilitation process. Hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. For more information
call (306) 655-1320.
Ambulatory Care at St. Paul's Hospital
Hours of Operation
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (closed every 3rd Friday).
Location
Main level, by the Emergency/Patient Registration (Admitting) Departments.
Patients with pre-booked minor procedures are seen at the Ambulatory
Care Department. The Ambulatory Care Department also delivers preventative
care through education and counseling, and follow up care through
rehabilitation, education, and counseling.
Upon arrival at the hospital, all patients must register at the
Admitting Department before proceeding to the Ambulatory Care Department.
Test Centre/Pain Clinic
Hours of Operation
8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday to Friday(closed every 3rd Friday)
Location
Main level, by Diagnostic Imaging
The Test Centre:
- collects outpatient blood work;
- performs ECG's and;
- sends patients to Diagnostic Imaging (for pre-operative work-up
and post -operative follow-up tests).
Referrals to the Pain Clinic can also made through the Test Centre.
Physicians refer patients with chronic pain to the Pain Clinic.
Members of a multi-disciplinary team investigate and treat these
patients.
Anesthetists are part of the team. They work at St. Paul's Hospital
on a rotating basis and are responsible for the anesthesia-orientated
aspect of the Pain Clinic. They conduct investigative procedures
such as injections or trigger point sympathetic nerve blocks.
Other members of the multi-disciplinary team, who are not located
at St. Paul’s Hospital, include psychiatrists and physiotherapists.
Individuals who come to the Pain Clinic may be suffering from conditions
such as myofascia pain, fibromyalgia, back pain, headaches, nerve
entrapment, post-hepatic pain, diabetic neuropathy, and stump pain.
Endoscopy
Endoscopy operates 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
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