Manitoba Health
Programs
Acquired Brain Injury Program
The Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program is a 20 bed inpatient program which is located in the Tyndall Building in Areas 1 and 2.
The ABI Program provides an intensive rehabilitation and discharge focus. The interdisciplinary team works toward patient-driven goals using a psychosocial/physical rehabilitation approach. Team members establish and maintain strong linkages with community resources in order to maintain viable discharge options. The Program partners with family and caregivers in planning and addresses the medical, psychological, vocational, social, emotional, psychiatric, recreational and spiritual needs of patients.
Acute Program
The Acute Program provides inpatient treatment and rehabilitation for patients with acute mental illness requiring clinical and functional assessments, diagnosis, and multidisciplinary treatment. The program also serves patients who require a secure environment due to behaviours which may be harmful to themselves or others. The goal of the program is to address patients’ acute and immediate psychiatric needs and to provide support and assistance in returning patients to their community of choice as quickly as possible.
Forensic Program
The Forensic Program is an 18 bed unit that offers an integrated and comprehensive range of forensic mental health services for individuals who have been deemed, by virtue of their legal status and psychiatric condition, to require long-term psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation in a secure facility. The goal is to provide services that are aimed at rehabilitation and safe reintegration into the community.
Geriatric Program
The Geriatric Program provides specialized geriatric mental health services to patients who experience persistent mental illness, dementia, or progressive cognitive impairment. The program focus is to maximize independence and quality of life through the empowerment of patients. The goal is to provide services aimed at rehabilitation and safe reintegration into the community of their choice.
Rehabilitation Program
The Rehabilitation Program incorporates the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation into the treatment and recovery of patients with severe and persistent mental illness. The focus is assisting patients in developing the skills necessary to live safely and successfully in the community of their choice. The goal is to improve patients’ quality of life, which will assist them to function as actively and independently in society as possible.
