Respiratory Rehabilitation

Lakeridge Health offers two outpatient clinics within the respiratory rehabilitation program, including the Respiratory Rehabilitation Clinic and the COPD Community Exercise Clinic.

Respiratory Rehabilitation Clinic

The Respiratory Rehabilitation Clinic at Lakeridge Health helps individuals living in the community with chronic lung disease learn to regain control of their breathing, how to manage their lung condition, and how to exercise safely. The program offers individual and group-based education and exercise programs.

Referrals are accepted from both individuals who have received care from Lakeridge Health or an external acute care facility. Referrals must be made by a healthcare provider such as a doctor, nurse practitioner, or respirologist using the Ambulatory Rehabilitation Centre: Respiratory Rehab Referral Form.

Location

Lakeridge Health Whitby Hospital

Ambulatory Rehabilitation Centre

Respiratory Rehabilitation Clinic
300 Gordon Street, Ground floor

Whitby, ON
Phone: 905-668-6831 ext. 53091
Fax: 905-665-2416

What to bring

Your Ontario Health Card
Your portable oxygen
List of your medications
Comfortable and non-slip footwear, for example running shoes
Comfortable and loose clothing you can exercise in, for example track pants and t-shirts
Your mobility aid, for example a cane, walker, wheelchair
Your education booklet
Your reading glasses and hearing aids

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Community Exercise Clinic

The COPD Community Exercise Clinic is an outpatient clinic that helps individuals living in the community who have been diagnosed with minor to severe COPD such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or chronic asthma. The program is designed to help individuals with COPD manage symptoms, optimize quality of life, reduce anxiety, prevent risk of illness and hospital admission, as well as and improve fitness levels, energy and endurance.

The program is 12 weeks long and includes weekly group education and exercise sessions. Sessions are offered in-person or virtually. By the end of the program, individuals will have a personalized home exercise program, health and self-management strategies and community resources.

Referral

A referral may be made by health-care professional such as doctor, respirologist, or nurse practitioner, using the COPD Community Exercise Clinic brochure and referral form.

Locations

In addition to virtual sessions, COPD Community Exercise Clinics are available in Pickering, Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmanville, Port Perry, and Cannington.

More Information is available on the Durham Ontario Health team webpage.

What to bring

Your Ontario Health Card
Your portable oxygen
List of your medications
Comfortable and non-slip footwear, for example running shoes
Comfortable and loose clothing you can exercise in, for example track pants and t-shirts
Your mobility aid, for example a cane, walker, wheelchair
Your education booklet
Your reading glasses and hearing aids

Lakeridge Health
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