Comprehensive integrated inpatient rehabilitation services are available to veterans needing comprehensive rehabilitation. A full range of outpatient services is also available. We welcome individuals or groups interested in visiting and touring our facility. Patients with chronic circulatory or metabolic conditions are managed in order to reduce the incidence of amputations. This is a specially funded VA program designed to provide veterans with disabilities, professional evaluation and instruction in specific skills and techniques needed to effectively drive a motor vehicle.
Instruction includes the safe, utilization of special add-on equipment if needed.
Assistance with Department of Motor Vehicle licensing issues and decisions regarding vehicle selection, vehicle modifications, and adaptive driving controls are provided. CARF , the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission, is the internationally recognized accreditation authority for rehabilitation. Their purpose is to develop current standards that organizations can use to assess their programs and improve the quality of services provided to persons with disabilities. This accreditation process allows the public to identify rehabilitation organizations that meet internationally recognized standards for rehabilitation. The Houston VA Medical Center is committed to implementing CARF standards in the organizational management of its rehabilitation programs.