Treatment focuses on mobility, strength and endurance for functional activities. Patient education and goal setting is an important part of all treatment. Outpatient services include orthopedic, neurologic and vocational rehabilitation. An arthritis support group is also available. Occupational therapists in each service area provide evaluation and treatment to assure all patients reach their maximum functional level in self care, work and leisure.
Therapists help patients and their families with safe and independent discharge plans.
Training, education and home programs also help patients reach their functional goals. In addition to acute orthopedic, rehabilitation and general medicine, OT provides evaluation and treatment for patients with acute psychosocial issues on the medical psychiatric unit. Speech and language pathologists work together with a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals to evaluate and treat patients with various communication, cognitive and swallowing disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Voice therapy, language skills, memory and cognitive re-training, articulation and swallowing therapy are offered. Children's Therapy provides OT, PT and speech and language therapy services to children from birth to 18 years of age.