Complex Seating and Mobility Service

How to access

• Check eligibility

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  Clients served must be residents of BC or the Yukon; for BC - must reside within VCHA, Burnaby, IHA, NHA, or VIHA service catchments*; aged 19 or older; require the use of a wheelchair and have complex seating and/or mobility needs; have a public health clinician actively involved in their care.

  *Residents within the FHA – except for Burnaby residents – are no longer eligible for service through the Complex Seating and Mobility Service at G.F. Strong.

• Get a referral

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  Once the complete referral is received, the Complex Seating and Mobility Service reviews it for acceptance into the program. 

  All referrals should be faxed to the referral intake clerk at G.F. Strong at 604-730-7904

  Referrals must include the following:

  • complete client demographics;
  • relevant medical history;
  • contact information for the Primary Therapist;
  • a current seating screen; and
  • and a description of the seating and mobility goals.

  Additional reports or information regarding the client's functional status and/or previous seating and mobility interventions are very helpful. Part one can be filled out by a physician, nurse practitioner or primary therapist. Part two must be completed by the primary therapist.

  Complex Seating and Mobility Service referral form