Acute Physical Rehab

After a serious injury or illness that robs you of your independence, it can seem like life will never return to normal. The simplest tasks like putting on your shoes or folding clothes can seem impossible.

Rome Memorial Hospital provides by comprehensive rehabilitative services in a new 14-bed inpatient physical medicine rehabilitation unit to help patients put their lives back together again.

Rehabilitation involves helping patients regain the greatest level of functional independence possible after an injury or illness through physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Our caring team develops individualized treatment plans that combine comprehensive therapy with the emotional support patients need to reach their goals.

many can benefit from rehabilitative services

Many of our patients come to us after a stroke or having a hip replaced. Other frequent diagnoses include spinal cord injury, amputation, congenital deformity, major multiple trauma, femur fracture, brain injury, polyarthritis, neurological disorders including multiple sclorsis, motor neuron diseases, polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease.

An interdisciplinary rehabilitation team will develop individualized treatment plans, using a holistic approach that addresses psychosocial and physical needs. Patients receive a minimum of three hours of rehabilitation a day for an average of 18 days. The program focuses on abilities rather than disabilities with the patient, family and staff as partners in skill development.

A physician board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation serves as medical director. In addition, the department has an administrative program director and a nurse manager to lead a staff of professionals including physical therapists, occupational therapists, a speech/language pathologist, a recreation therapist, a social worker, a psychologist, and registered nurses.

renovated unit offers patient comforts

Opened in December 1998, the rehabilitation unit was completely renovated to give patients a comfortable environment. Private and semi-private rooms are tastefully decorated and residents eat their meals in a common dining room.

The unit has a kitchen and laundry facilities so patients can learn adaptive measures they can utilize when they return home.

the program doesn't end when you leave the hospital

Each patient will receive an individualized plan to bridge the gap from inpatient life to re-entry into the community. The plan can include counseling sessions and continued physical, occupational and speech therapy through outpatient services. In addition, the unit offers a Stroke Support Group and the Starting Now education program.

If you or a family member are in need of rehabilitation, you can contact the program director at (315)338-7600. All patients that are referred to Rome Memorial Hospital's inpatient rehabilitation unit are screened to determine if acute rehabilitation services are appropriate for them.