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Frazier Rehab Institute provides skilled therapy services for Jewish
Hospital. Physical, occupational, and speech therapies as well
as psychological services are provided to each patient whose doctor recommends
therapy. The team provides therapy to all areas of Jewish Hospital
including med/surg, orthopaedic, neurologic/CVA, cardiopulmonary, transplant,
thoracic and open heart surgery, oncology, ventilator care and intensive
care.
The rehab team will initiate therapy at the hospital bedside, and these
therapists are the patients’ first exposure to rehab. Evaluation
and treatment recommendations are made to the patients’ care managers
regarding: patients’ mobility level, communication, swallow function
and precautions, cognitive function, self-care status, safety, adaptive
equipment and durable medical equipment recommendations, home exercise
programs, and splinting/bracing fabrication or recommendations. Upon
discharge, this rehab team provides recommendations for appropriate level
of care after discharge from Jewish Hospital. Discharge recommendations
made by therapists may include acute or subacute rehab, home health therapy
or simply a home exercise program. Each patient’s treatment
and recommendations are provided on an individual basis upon discharge
from Jewish Hospital.
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