PROGRAM GOALSOur self-contained inpatient unit is dedicated to helping people with physical disabilities due to accident or illness regain their highest level of functioning as quickly as possible while promoting independence and community re-entry.
We also assist individuals in setting and achieving realistic educational, vocational, social and/or leisure goals. Through comprehensive therapies with an emphasis on patient and family education, we ease the transition from hospital to home or other setting.
PROGRAM SERVICES
General rehabilitation patients have an individualized treatment team at Touro Rehabilitation Center.
This interdisciplinary group is managed by the physiatrist and includes the patient, family members, referring physician, rehabilitation nurses, rehabilitation counselors, case managers, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists and therapeutic recreation specialists. It also includes dietitians respiratory therapists, neuropsychologists, the chaplain and other healthcare personnel as needed.
REFERRAL INFORMATION
This program is designed for individuals who:
- have recently sustained a stroke, spinal cord injury, amputation, multiple trauma, arthritis, orthopedic injury, neuromuscular disease, burns, deconditioning, or any combination of these diagnoses.
- have the potential to improve their functional abilities in a reasonable period of time.
Touro Rehabilitation Center’s Admissions Department will evaluate a prospective patient’s rehab potential and provide a decision regarding candidacy for admission.
Our staff develops an individual plan of care, researches funding sources, projects length of stay and estimates cost. We also offer recommendations regarding local, regional and national resources, as needed.
Our Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program is CARF accredited. Please visit
the special CARF section for more information.
To make a referral, please contact a Pre-Admission Case Manager at (504) 897-8565.