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Extra-Mural ProgramThe New Brunswick Extra-Mural Program (known by many as the “hospital without walls”) provides comprehensive home health care services to New Brunswickers in their homes and in their communities. The mission of the New Brunswick Extra-Mural Program is to provide a comprehensive range of coordinated health care services for individuals of all ages for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health within the context of their daily lives. The program also provides palliative services to support quality of life for individuals with progressive life-threatening illnesses. The Extra-Mural Program is established within the Regional Health Authorities. It provides quality home health care services to eligible residents when their needs can be met safely in the community. Services are available to all residents of New Brunswick who meet the following eligibility criteria. The individual:
The Extra-Mural professionals provide health care services that include: assessment, interventions (including treatment, education and consultation), service planning and coordination. Professional service providers may include: nurses, registered dietitians, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech language pathologists and where funded, social workers. Services offered include: acute care, palliative care, home oxygen program, long term care assessment and rehabilitation services. As an integral part of the health care system, the Extra-Mural Program is involved in a variety of partnerships with other Government Departments and Divisions, health care institutions and agencies in order to provide comprehensive services to clients within their homes and communities. The Evolution of Home Health Care
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