Scarborough Health Network - Birchmount
Hospital
About 11 km away
- Emergency Department
- Specialized Geriatric Services
- Geriatric Medicine
- Geriatric Psychiatry
Hospital in Markham, Ontario
Part of Oak Valley Health.
Geriatric Emergency Management
For patients over the age of 75, consultation by geriatric nurse within a hospital emergency department to provide assessment, diagnosis, identification of frail and at risk elderly, and to initiate appropriate treatment in the hospital or community. Focus is centered around appropriate goal setting for independent community living.
How to access: Call or visit
Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated July 2026
In an emergency, call 911. The emergency department is open 24 hours.
Emergency room care. Doctors, nurses, and other health professionals assess and treat life-threatening injuries and severe illness. Emergency Department Wait Times: www.oakvalleyhealth.ca/emergency-wait-times-at-markham-stouffville-hospital.
How to access: No referral required
Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated January 2026
Rehabilitation and Integrated Stroke Unit
Hospital inpatient acute and rehabilitative care program for patients who have had a stroke. Services provided by physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech language pathologists, therapeutic recreation specialists, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers.
How to access: Medical referral required
Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated April 2026
Rehabilitation and Integrated Stroke Unit
Hospital inpatient acute and rehabilitative care program for patients who have had a stroke. Services provided by physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech language pathologists, therapeutic recreation specialists, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers.
How to access: Medical referral required
Source: Ontario Health atHome healthline directory, updated April 2026
Many hospital programs for older adults need a referral from a family doctor, nurse practitioner or Ontario Health atHome care coordinator. Here is what each program says:
Within about 10 km, nearest first.
Memory Care · about 2.0 km away
Retirement Home · about 2.8 km away
Retirement Home · about 5.8 km away
Retirement Home · about 6.7 km away
Retirement Home · about 6.9 km away
Retirement Home · about 8.1 km away
Long-term care · about 0.2 km away
Long-term care · about 1.1 km away
Long-term care · about 1.7 km away
Long-term care · about 6.0 km away
Long-term care · about 7.0 km away
Long-term care · about 7.0 km away
Private home care agencies that can help after a hospital stay. See our guide to leaving hospital in Ontario.
Home care · 4.9 stars
Home care · 4.9 stars
Home care · 4.8 stars
Home care · 5.0 stars
Home care · 5.0 stars
Home care · 5.0 stars
Hospital
About 11 km away
Hospital
About 11.6 km away
Hospital
About 14.5 km away
Hospital
About 16.6 km away
Yes. Oak Valley Health - Markham is listed in Ontario Health atHome's directory of emergency departments. In an emergency, call 911.
Yes. It lists geriatric medicine.
Yes. It lists inpatient rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation.
Location from the Ontario Ministry of Health's service provider locations; services from Ontario Health atHome's healthline directory. Senior Care Path is not affiliated with this hospital. Details change, so confirm with the hospital before you go.