Planning to leave Sunnybrook after your trauma injury

When your Sunnybrook doctors decide that you no longer need specialized trauma care, you may be transferred back to the hospital where your journey started or another hospital in your home area for your care to continue.

• Once the doctors have said it is safe for you to be transferred, it may take 2 or more days for the other hospital to be ready and have space for you.
• The other hospital will find a doctor to take over your care.
• Your team will be communicating with the other hospital before and during the transfer to help make it as smooth as possible.

When it is time for you to leave Sunnybrook, you will get a printed copy that gives many details about your hospital stay. Your discharge summary will include:

• An explanation of the reason for your hospital stay.
• A list of your injuries.
• A list of any surgeries or major treatments you received.
• Medical advice or instructions for you to follow after you leave the hospital.

Sometimes when you leave the hospital, some of your Sunnybrook doctors may want to see you and check on how your injuries are healing. If this is the case, you will get information about tests or appointments with these doctors or clinics.

• We will try to let you know the time, date, and location of your appointments.
• Sometimes, we are not able to book the appointments ahead of time. If this happens for you, you may be asked to call the doctor or clinic yourself or wait for the doctor’s office to contact you.
• It is normal for patients to be told to make an appointment with their family doctor. Updating your family doctor about your stay at Sunnybrook is very important to your recovery.

We understand that for some people, it is a long distance from home to come back to Sunnybrook for an appointment.

• It is most important that you come to your first follow-up appointment.
• After that, your doctor may try to find you another doctor or clinic closer to home, if it is possible.
• If you have any questions or concerns about these appointments, please contact the clinic or office where your appointment is set up.
• You will need to arrange your own transportation for all these appointments.

Services available in the clinic are limited to patients discharged from the Tory Trauma Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and include:

• Chronic Pain Clinic
• Complex Spinal Cord Injury Clinic
• Neuropsychology
• Occupational therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology and psychiatry
• Social work
• Surgical follow-ups
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Clinic

Services available in the clinic are limited to patients discharged from the Tory Trauma Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and include:

• Up to one year of post-discharge medical follow-up, with a view towards transition to the community for ongoing support
• Coordinated care for patients dealing with the consequences of injury, including physical disability, pain, mental health concerns and the effects of brain injuries.

Patients are contacted approximately 4 weeks after discharge from Sunnybrook. During the call, the clinic's Intake Coordinator will go through a number of questions and short assessments to determine which additional services may be required.

After intake, patients will be contacted with appointment details, as needed. If you have questions, please contact 416-480-4053.

C-Wing, Ground Floor, Room 02 (CG02) (located across from the Parking Office)