Acute Care Rehabilitation

If you need rehab services while in the hospital, our specialists provide the care you need to go home quickly and safely.

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Our goal is to get you home

Our skilled therapists offer in-hospital therapy to patients with neurologic, orthopedic, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary diagnoses. We help you restore function and build skills to improve your quality of life and, wherever possible, return home.

Early recovery, better care

Early therapy intervention leads to improved patient outcomes and shorter hospital stays.

Personalized treatment programs

We offer personalized treatment plans to help improve mobility, balance, strength and cognitive skills.

Partners in health

Expertly trained therapists will provide one-on-one skilled care with research-based treatments designed just for you.

Our services

Improve motor skills & function
Rehabilitate balance and dizziness
Promote mobility

Enhance cognition, speech & communication
Swallowing therapy
Restore independence

Optimize self-care & daily activities
Lymphedema therapy
Maximize quality of life

Who can benefit from acute care rehabilitation?

Frequently encountered diagnoses in the hospital include: strokes, traumatic brain injuries, deconditioning, neurogenerative disorders, cardiopulmonary disorders, pneumonia, heart failure, respiratory failure, sepsis, transplants, and polyneuropathies.

Acute care therapy services are provided in all patient care areas of the hospital including intensive care units, emergency departments, same-day surgeries, women’s centers, NICU and special care nurseries, and general acute floors.

A multi-specialty, team-based approach

Acute Care Rehabilitation providers are critical members of the healthcare team and are part of an integrated and multidisciplinary care team focused on maximizing recovery and function.

Acute Care Physical Therapy - Evaluation and treatment of physical functional impairments, including walking, standing, gait, balance, strength, endurance, and range of motion.
Acute Care Occupational Therapy - Therapy Evaluation and treatment of functional mobility, cognition, and activities of daily living, including dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting and feeding.
Acute Care Speech Language Pathology - Evaluation and treatment of swallowing, language, motor speech and cognition. Performs assessments of the swallow: Modified Barium Swallows (MBS) and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of the Swallow (FEES).
Neonatal Therapy - A neonatal therapist is an OT, PT, or SLP who works with medically complex or premature infants in a Newborn ICU environment and supports their long-term development including movement patterns, tone, reflexes, behavior and feeding.

Our key services

Learn more about these three key services.

Physical therapy

Acute care physical therapists and physical therapy assistants work with the healthcare team and the patient to maximize their function, improve their strength and endurance, and prevent many complications of prolonged bedrest and immobility. Physical Therapy services may be referred for:

Prolonged bedrest or immobilization, or anticipation of prolonged bedrest or immobilization.
Changes from pre-admission levels or over the last 3-6 months in ambulation ability, balance, or strength or endurance.
Advocacy for discharge needs, including family/caregiver training.
New need for assistive devices such as a brace, orthotics, cane, crutches, or a walker, including appropriate sizing and training in safe use.
Discharge planning recommendations, including recommendations for durable medical equipment and transitioning to the next level of care.
Feeding, positioning, and developmental care for premature infants and neonates with complex medical conditions.

Occupational therapy

Occupational therapy enables people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them to promote health, make lifestyle or environmental changes, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability. Occupational Therapy services may be referred for:

Splints and positioning devices to preserve joint integrity and protect skin from breakdown.
Training in self-care activities (e.g., bathing, dressing).
Neuromuscular re-education, trunk stabilization, and balance activities to improve clients’ ability to move in and out of bed and maintain an upright posture necessary to perform self-care and, eventually, home management activities.
Cognitive and perceptual deficits, including compensatory techniques.
Training in postsurgical orthopedic protocols, including appropriate weight bearing and/or precautions during activities of daily living (ADLs).
Home programs and instruction in how to use them to continue rehabilitation after discharge.
Discharge planning recommendations, including recommendations for durable medical equipment and transitioning to the next level of care.
Feeding, swallowing, and developmental care for premature infants and neonates with complex medical conditions.

Speech Language Pathology

Speech-language pathologists in the acute care setting provide evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders and speech and language problems resulting from strokes, head injury, respiratory issues, and other medical complications. Speech Language Pathology services may be indicated for:

Dysphagia management, including videofluoroscopic examinations (FEES, modified barium swallow studies (MBSS)
Spoken Language Comprehension & Expression issues
Motor Speech
Voice Therapy
Memory & Cognition issues
Discharge planning recommendations, including recommendations for transitioning to the next level of care.
Feeding, swallowing, and developmental care for premature infants and neonates with complex medical conditions.

The acute care team helped alleviate so much pain and taught me correct principles to moving around post-op. This service is a game changer in healing!

— Patient

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