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Programs & Services

Urgent Psychiatric Consultation Clinic

 Location: South Health Campus

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

South Health Campus

Location Info
Clinic 5C
Address
4448 Front Street SE
Calgary, Alberta
T3M 1M4
Telephone
403-956-4110
Fax
403-956-4292
Accessibility

This facility is wheelchair accessible.

Getting There

Parking available

Parking map

On major bus route

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.


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