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A Personal Approach to Care
At Helen Hayes Hospital’s Stroke Rehabilitation Program,
patients benefit from a full range of rehabilitative services
dedicated to enabling them to resume active, independent lives.
Our philosophy is to let the patient be our guide, helping
our skilled specialists design an individualized treatment
plan to meet the patient’s specific needs and goals.
Every patient who comes to the Stroke Rehabilitation
Program has a unique set of personal circumstances. The life
led prior to the stroke, the nature of the stroke and its
effects all play a part in defining the patient's rehabilitative
needs. Our goal is to provide the care required in order to
resume the greatest level of functioning, while helping to
prevent recurring strokes in the future.
We treat patients recovering from various types
of stroke, including cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage,
and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Rehabilitation is provided for
resulting disabilities, including paralysis, trouble walking,
balancing, communicating, eating and dressing, as well as
limitations in memory, emotional control and social skills
and bowel and bladder disorders.
Each patient receives treatment from a multidisciplinary
rehabilitation team under the direction of a board certified
physician specializing in stroke rehabilitation. Working collaboratively
toward the patient’s goals, the team consists of physical,
occupational and speech therapists, rehabilitation nurses,
case managers, dieticians and other committed professionals.
The team encourages a patient’s family to participate
in the rehabilitation process through frequent visits and
patient/family conferences.
The Best of Care... The Best of Results
The strength of our program is the broad range of unified
services we provide, administered by an accomplished staff
of experts. Patients have access to our sophisticated swallow
management center, state-of-the-art therapies and equipment,
and warm-water aquatic facility. Here, patients perform exercises
in the heated pool, a proven method of increasing mobility
and endurance.
Specialized Care Services
At Helen Hayes Hospital, we provide a full spectrum of services
to restore confidence and help the patient resume full living,
including:
Physical Therapy, including walking & stair
climbing
Occupational therapy to restore the activities of daily living
Speech Language Therapy
Dysphagia (swallow) Therapy and Modified Barium Swallow Studies
(Videoflouroscopy)
Cognitive Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Ventilator Weaning & Management Program
Rehabilitative Nursing
Psychiatry & Psychology Services
Services of the Center for Rehabilitation Technology (CRT)
Medication Evaluation & Optimization
Nutrition Education
Patient & Family Education
Recreational Therapy Services
Aquatic Therapy
Driver Evaluation & Training
Case Management & Discharge Planning
Stroke Support Group
As with all of the care provided at Helen Hayes Hospital,
we are well known for administering these, and other specialized
services, with the warmth and compassion.
For further information, contact the
Helen Hayes Admission Referral Center at 845-786-4535 or 1-888-70
REHAB ext 4535. Or email us at info@helenhayeshospital.org. |
