UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) MAY 2022


***WE WILL BE CLOSING OUR SLEEP LABS OVER WEEKENDS – FRIDAY APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL LOCATIONS***

As of Saturday, June 11, the Province of Ontario has updated some of the provincial masking requirements put in place in response to COVID-19. In some settings, the Province, City and/or individual operators continue to require masks.

The new guidelines are not intended for healthcare settings. Due to this clinic being a Healthcare Facility, our current safety guidelines have not changed, and we still require all individuals to wear masks inside all our facilities.

If you need a new CPAP machine, contact your homecare company who will email the Sleep Disorders Clinic a request for a replacement machine. Please be aware that at the moment due to the recall of all Phillips equipment and a shortage of equipment due to supply change issues, CPAP machines are in short supply and you will only qualify for a new/ replacement machine if yours is no longer working and your sleep apnea qualifies you for a replacement machine. Please be aware that new requirements to qualify for private insurance funding requires a doctor's letter to identify the severity of your apnea. There is a charge of $25 to get a copy of your sleep study and the letter from the doctor. Email us your request for sleep study and letter to reception@sleep-clinic.ca

PHILLIPS RESPIRONICS RECALL OF ALL CPAP/ BIPAP MACHINES: You should contact your homecare company for a replacement machine- we are unable to provide you with a replacement. If CPAP has been prescribed by your sleep doctor to control symptoms of sleep apnea including daytime sleepiness and low oxygen at night, the doctors are recommending to stay on CPAP until such time as a replacement machine is provided for you. We may have appointments available to speak to a doctor at short notice. You should email us at reception@sleep-clinic.ca if you require any further information. For information on the recall from our Medical Director, Dr Raymond Gottschalk, click here.

Our doctors' appointments are still mostly be telephone. You will be notified well in advance of an appointment if your visit is to be at the clinic in person with the doctor. There are no in-person visits for daytime appointments in either CMH or St Catharines. Please pay careful attention to the emails and sms sent to you.


You are required to fill in a PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE- CLICK HERE before an appointment can be booked. Once we receive the questionnaire you will be advised of the date of your phone appointment or sleep study. Phone us if you cannot complete the online form- we can arrange for it to be mailed to you. Please make sure you fill in the correct form- the long form for a first appointment and the FOLLOW UP PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE- CLICK HERE for any repeat appointment to check up on therapy.

We share your concerns in this challenging time. We will update this message frequently.

Sleep Disorders Clinic doctors and staff

IMPORTANT ONLINE FORMS FOR PATIENTS:

ONLINE PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE: CLICK HERE

ALL NEW PATIENTS MUST COMPLETE THIS FORM AT AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE CONSULT APPOINTMENT OR SLEEP STUDY

FOLLOW UP PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE: CLICK HERE

ALL FOLLOW-UP PATIENTS MUST COMPLETE THIS FORM AT AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE THE FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WITH THE SLEEP DOCTOR

   
THE SLEEP DISORDERS CLINIC HAMILTON
Located in an easily accessible building close to Highway 403, the sleep clinic offers a full range of sleep services. We pride ourselves on patient and physician satisfaction in the area of sleep disorders. Click here for Hamilton referral.

PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION PACKAGE HAMILTON >> READ MORE >>

 
THE SLEEP DISORDERS CLINIC OF GREATER NIAGARA
A satellite clinic in the Golden Horseshoe area, this clinic offers a full range of sleep services. This clinic has moved as of April 1, 2014 to the ground floor of the same building, Linwell Plaza. Click here for St Catharines referral.

PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION PACKAGE ST CATHARINES >> READ MORE >>

 
CAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLEEP DISORDERS CLINIC
  A sleep disorders clinic serving patients in the Cambridge-Waterloo area. This clinic offers a full range of sleep services. Click here for CMH SDC referral.

PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION PACKAGE CAMBRIDGE >> READ MORE >>

DO YOU SUFFER FROM SHIFT WORK SLEEP DISORDER?
If so, print our print Shift work referral form for our Hamilton location.
For more information on having a day time sleep study, click here.
LOOKING FOR A LOCAL CPAP SUPPLIER? CLICK HERE

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HALEO INSOMNIA CLINIC

HALEO provides a 5-session CBT-i program through videoconferencing. 85% of those who complete the program significantly improve their sleep. We invite you to take a short screener to see if an insomnia treatment could help you.


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NEWS

 

PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING AND RESPIROLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE AT THE ASTHMA AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH CENTRE.
!New! We are now offering PFTs, stress testing and spirometry to patients in an out-of-hospital setting. Short wait times, plentiful parking. Dr Marina Lerner is available for respirology referrals.

For doctors, for PFT requisition
click here

For doctors, for Respirology referral click here

! URGENT REFERRALS
The Sleep Disorders Clinic in Hamilton allocates three beds specifically for pre-op studies or post-discharge patients. We provide a one week turnaround from referral to diagnosis.

For Doctors, pre-op studies, click here
For Doctors, Post-discharge studies, click here

For Patients, click here

Sleep studies for bariatric patients
Specialized treatment for patients in bariatric programs.

For Doctors, click here

For Patients, click here

! IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR HAMILTON AND ST CATHARINES PATIENTS
What you can no longer bring to your overnight study........pillows, PJs; Large bags; fluffy slippers.

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KEEP A SLEEP DIARY

Keep a sleep diary for two weeks before your overnight appointment:

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REFERRALS - DOCTORS ONLY

 

NEW NEW EASY ONLINE REFERRALS: CLICK HERE

For doctors in Hamilton location:
Open Hamilton referral form

For doctors in St Catharines Location:
Open St Catharines referral form

For doctors in Cambridge Waterloo Location:
Open CMH referral form

Pre-operative studies: For anesthetists and surgeons:
Open Pre-Operative referral form

For doctors:
Open Post-Discharge referral form

Daytime sleep study for Shift Work Sleep Disorder:
Open Shift Work referral form

For PFT laboratory:
Open PFT requisition form

For respirology referrals:
Open Respirology referral form

 

 

MEET OUR DOCTORS

RAYMOND GOTTSCHALK
Medical Director and Sleep Medicine Expert
Dr Gottschalk has more than 15 years experience in sleep medicine and is widely liked by his patients and highly thought of by his colleagues.


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PEGGY RAHAL
Sleep Medicine Expert
Dr Rahal has joined the Sleep Clinic as of June 2015 as an associate physician in our Hamilton and St Catharines clinics.


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HOW DO I KNOW IF MY PATIENT HAS SLEEP APNEA?

A quick screening tool for doctors to identify high risk patients.
Click here.