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Appendix
Ensure you have completed all sections and attached all required documents. Additional information may be
requested after the patient is accepted for admission, but prior to attending NBRHC.
Note: This interactive online form will create a printable PDF only. When completed you will need to save
the resulting PDF file and/or print it. Signatures will be required prior to faxing to the North Bay Regional
Health Centre – Central Referral. Completed referrals are NOT to be emailed; fax to 705-476-6136. If you
require additional information regarding the referral process, call 705-476-6240 ext. 6294. The office is open
5 days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (excluding statutory holidays).
NBRHC is Tobacco Free as of November 1, 2017. More information can be found on the NBRHC website at:
English – http://www.nbrhc.on.ca/tobacco-free/
French – http://www.nbrhc.on.ca/fr/sans-tabac/
Regional Inpatient Programs and Services that utilize this referral form are the following:
Birch/Maple Lodge
Dual Diagnosis Unit
14 bed unit
Age:18+
Service Area: North East Region
Referrals Accepted from: Psychiatrist, Primary Care provider
Type of Service: Developmental/intellectual disability plus mental health
concerns/behavioural challenges focus on the specialized needs of those
functioning in the moderate to profound range of developmental disabilities.
Services include providing assessment, stabilization, rehabilitation, transitional
support to return “home”.
Nickel Lodge
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
16 bed unit
Sudbury campus
Age: 18+
Service Area: North East Region
Referrals Accepted from: Psychiatrist, Primary Care provider
Type of Service: Provides assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for
individuals with complex and persistent mental health problems. Following
discharge, consultative services are provided by a Transitional Nurse. Nickel
Lodge also supports individuals experiencing substance use disorders concurrent
to a serious and persistent mental health concern; specific programming is
available for these individuals.
Northern Lights
Lodge
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
16 bed unit
Age: 18+
Service Area: North East Region
Referrals Accepted from: Psychiatrist, Primary Care provider
Type of Service: Provides assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for
individuals with complex and persistent mental health problems. Following
discharge, consultative services are provided by a Transitional Nurse.
Evergreen Lodge
Geriatric Psychiatry
12 bed unit
Age: 65+
Service Area: North East Region
Referrals Accepted from: Psychiatrist, Primary Care provider
Type of Service: Provides comprehensive specialized assessment and
treatment for older adults with complex age-related psychiatric needs that may
be complicated by behavioural and psychological symptoms, and/or medical
comorbidities.
Oak Lodge
Dementia Care
18 bed unit
Sudbury campus
Age: 65+
Service Area: North East Region
Referrals Accepted from: Psychiatrist, Primary Care provider
Type of Service: Provides comprehensive specialized assessment/treatment of
older adults and/or adults with age-related dementia complicated by behavioural,
psychological and/or neurocognitive impairments that exceed capacity of
community resources.