Located within the 2Q clinic, this specialized clinic offers surgical and occupational therapy for infants and children with obstetrical brachial plexus injuries.
Our philosophy is family-centered care. We strive to provide the best care possible.
Care We Provide
Surgical and occupational therapy consultation and follow-up for infants and children with obstetrical brachial plexus injuries.
What to Bring
- Your child’s Health Card. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care requires us to validate your health card at every clinic visit.
- All birth records and any relevant test results or assessments from other institutions.
- Any notes or questions that you may have.
Note: If your child is ill with any antibiotic resistant organism, MRSA, a communicable disease (such as Chicken Pox), or a respiratory infection, please notify reception staff prior to your scheduled appointment.
Team Members
Our team includes a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and an occupational therapist.
Resources
The Family Resource Library is located in the 3F clinic (red section, 3rd floor). Volunteer staff are available to help families find information about their child’s health or illness. Pamphlets, books, and other resources on the internet are available.
Referral Process
For Urgent referrals, contact your family doctor or pediatrician or go to your nearest Emergency Department. Do not fax urgent referrals.
Please fax new referrals to the office of Dr. Bain at 905-521-9992. Referral Form.
Referrals should be sent preferably within 2 weeks of birth, regardless of apparent severity, or as soon as possible thereafter.
We will notify the doctor once the appointment has been scheduled.
Patients are seen by the surgeon on the 2nd and 4th Friday mornings of the month. An occupational Therapist will be in touch with the family prior to begin therapy, as required.
The family will be notified if an earlier appointment is required or becomes available.
Preferred Accommodations
If you stay as an inpatient at Hamilton Health Sciences, you can request your preference out of 3 types of patient rooms:
- Ward (3 or more beds)
- Semi-private (2 beds)
- Private (1 bed)
Note: this does not cover restroom arrangements within or between patient rooms.
The following document outlines the steps to request preferred accommodation for your hospital stay, Preferred Accommodations – Requesting a Hospital Room.
Please fill out this Preferred Accommodations – Authorization Request – Pre-Admission Form and email it to PreferredAccommodation@hhsc.ca.
Your HHS care team will make every effort to assign you to your preferred room accommodation, however bed assignment is based on patient needs as a priority and then by requested room and are subject to change based on the needs of the unit. We also cannot guarantee the gender of other patients assigned to your room if in a semi-private accommodation.
For more information, please visit our Preferred Accommodations page.
