Transitional Beds Program
The Transitional Beds Program is for high-risk patients after hospitalization and offers; 10-bed medical discharge program for adults, short-term care to support medical stabilization and recovery from acute illness or a medical condition, help facilitating timely hospital discharges, improved patient outcomes, including the potential for decreased re-admission to hospital and the emergency department, service to patients who, upon discharge from hospital, will be homeless, precariously housed, or facing a variety of circumstances that will significantly limit their access to health and community services.
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The Good Shepherd Centre
135 Mary Street
Hamilton ON
Phone: 905.572.6824
Fax: 905.741.0527
The Transitional Beds Program is for high-risk patients after hospitalization.
Services provided:
- 10-bed medical discharge program for adults who identify as male
- Short-term care for medical stabilization and recovery from acute illness or a medical condition
- Improved patient outcomes
- Help with timely hospital discharge
- Service to patients who, upon hospital discharge, will be homeless, precariously housed, or facing circumstances that limit access to health and community services
- Service to patients who have complex health issues, mental health diagnoses and/or substance abuse challenges that require an enhanced level of medical and community support
- Support for medical requirements following hospital discharge, and in-house and community support to ensure health outcomes
- Access to the program team, which includes case management and peer workers, who provide advocacy, referral, counselling and housing assistance
If you have any questions please call 905.572.6824
Downloadable Referral Forms
Physician to Physician – TBP-Physician-to-Physician-form-1.pdf
Referral Form – Transitional-20Beds-20Program-20Referral-20Form-2.pdf
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