REHABILITATION SERVICES - Overview

Individualized Treatment
The events that bring patients to use change their lives forever. We work closely with every patient to help them regain all that they can to resume functional daily living.

Out patients will work hard, but the effort will be worth it. We keep our patients focused on their recovery goals.

Because each person is unique, our dedicated team individualizes every patient’s care, taking into consideration that everyone has different needs and progresses at a different pace.

At SLV Regional Medical Center, we are dedicated to helping patients get past the hurdles and back to their lives – return to work, family retirement, or independent living.

Who We Serve
Rehabilitation greatly benefits patients who experience difficulties in the following areas:

• Limitations in self-care
• Improved mobility, balance and coordination
• Limitation in joint strength and motion
• Changes in memory, thought processing, reasoning and rational thinking
• Speech and communication problems
• Swallowing disorders

These functional difficulties may be the result of stroke, orthopedic conditions (hip fractures, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, amputations, joint. replacement) neurological disorders (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, muscular dystrophy), major multiple trauma (spinal cord injury and/or brain trauma.

Success Begins with Teamwork
The Physical Rehabilitation Unit implements a team approach offering physical, occupational, speech and recreational therapies; social workers and 24-hour rehabilitation nursing care under the direction of a Medical Director, a physician who specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Other special services such as psychology and prosthesis training are available based on the need of each person.

The Unit offers comfortable, spacious rooms designed to maximize each patient’s rehabilitation potential. Therapy areas are conveniently located on the Unit.

Our goal is to help patient get back to life, family and friends as quickly as possible. Working with each patient and their family, the team designs a highly individualized treatment plan focusing on potential, not on limitations. This progressive approach strives to meet the needs of everyone involved in the rehabilitation process – patients and family members.

To Make a Referral
Referrals can be initiated by physicians, patient and their families; discharge planners; and allied health professionals.

We invite you to contact the Program Director at the Rehabilita6tion Unit to discuss our services, code of ethics, mission, and philosophy as well as to arrange a tour of the unit.

If you believe a patient may benefit from our services, please telephone us. A member of our staff will perform a screen at no charge. If it is determined that the patient is not a candidate for inpatient rehabilitation, alternative resources will be discussed.

Methods of Payment

• Medicare – Your stay on the Rehabilitation Unit may be covered completely or in part by Medicare. Standards federal rules relation to your individual available hospital days apply. Our Case Managers will be able to explain your coverage and tell you what your benefit will be.
• Private Insurance and Managed Care - These payments are based on contractual agreements between the hospital and each provider. Our Case Managers will advise you of your payment options and work with your insurance company to help you understand coverage and limitation set forth by your insurer.

Contact Information: 719-589-8100

Last Modified: March 21, 2009 3:27 PM