Neurological Rehabilitation Outpatient Program

1. A physician referral is required.
2. Please indicate if an interpreter is required. ​We serve patients in the Vancouver Coastal Health region (Richmond, Vancouver, and Coastal communities- North and West Vancouver, Sea to Sky highway, Sunshine Coast and BC's Central Coast). Priority will be given to Coastal community patients.
3. Appointments are all pre-booked. The clinic does not accept drop-ins. 

Download the referral form 

Do you have Parkinson's Disease or know someone who does?

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's. Up to 90% of individuals diagnosed with PD are likely to develop dysarthria (difficulties with speech, voice) and/or dysphagia (swallowing impairment) during the course of their disease. Studies have shown that exercise early in the disease is very important in managing the disease and hopefully, slowing down progression.

The Neurological Rehabilitation Outpatient Program (NROP) at Lions Gate Hospital is currently offering the voice treatment program known as SPEAK OUT! and may soon offer The LOUD Crowd, a weekly voice maintenance group for Parkinson's Disease. This is a standardized speech therapy program of 12 individual treatments conducted by a  speech-language pathologist (SLP), combined with ongoing weekly group sessions for individuals with dysarthria due to Parkinson's disease (PD). Individuals with PD participating in this treatment learn to "speak with intent", and be purposeful in their speech, rather than speaking automatically. This treatment can be conducted in person or by telehealth sessions.

Should you be interested in this treatment program, and live on the North Shore,  please ask your physician for a referral to our speech-language pathologist (SLP). If you have any questions, contact our SLP directly at 604-984-5851.

The SPEAK OUT! and LOUD Crowd therapy regimens were developed at Parkinson Voice Project in Richardson, TX. For more information. visit www.ParkinsonVoiceProject.org 

There are two levels of hourly pay parking available on the hospital grounds, 15th street entrance. There is also 2 hour of metered parking on the street around the perimeter of the hospital.