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Programs & Services


Urgent Psychiatric Consultation Clinic

Provides support to family physicians to assist with specific clinical questions and treatment recommendations pertaining to addiction and mental health diagnoses.

Urgent Psychiatric Consultation Clinic (UPCC) is a single session consultation which forwards recommendations to the family physician for implementation. Prescriptions will not be provided by the consulting psychiatrist.

Assessments are done for clinical purposes only and are not for forensic, legal, union, insurance or WCB purposes. Reports are for the clinical use of the referring physician and are not to be released to third parties.

No capacity assessments are done in this clinic.

Contact Details

Rockyview General Hospital

Location Info
Located in Holy Cross Ambulatory Care Centre
Address
7007 14 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2V 1P9
Telephone
403-943-3230
Getting There

Parking available

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Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tuesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wednesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Access
Service Providers May Include
psychiatrists
Eligibility

Eligibility requirements include:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • must be connected with a family doctor
  • requiring an urgent psychiatric consultation to avoid further decompensation
  • if addictions are the primary identified concern, Access Mental Health will refer you to Adult Addiction Services first. Substance use is NOT an exclusionary criteria, however a period abstinence is recommended prior to a consult at the UPCC
Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.

Referrals are through Access Mental Health for screening. No direct referrals are accepted.

Rockyview General Hospital UPCC Referrals are taken from Rockyview General Hospital ED physicians and community general practitioners. Once referred, the patients are to phone Access Mental Health at (403) 943-1500 to review the referral with a clinician. 


Wait Times

An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.

Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Service Locations
Also Known As
Acronym
UPCC
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Psychiatric Consultation Clinic