How to Choose a Rehabilitation Hospital

Selecting the right hospital for yourself or your loved one after a spinal cord (SCI) or brain injury (BI) is a big decision at a challenging time. Here is a quick list of things to consider when you’re narrowing down your options.

Care and Treatment

  • Accredited in specialty care
  • Significant experience treating patients with my loved one’s injury (more than 30 SCI or 15 BI patients at a time)
  • Includes the family in rehabilitation and support
  • Committed to cutting edge BI and SCI research and therapies
  • Offers assistance to transition the patient home before discharge
  • Offers follow-up services
  • 50+ years of specializing in treating patients with my loved one’s injury
  • Interdisciplinary Treatment team model (a team of dedicated physicians and clinicians who routinely meet to discuss your loved one’s care)

Facility and Equipment

  • On-site housing for families (first 30 days free)
  • State-of-the-art gym and aquatic therapy pools
  • State-of-the-art equipment

Staff

  • Staff-to-patient ratio of 5:1 (nursing & therapy staff) or 10:1 (counseling staff) or lower
  • 10+ years of nursing, treatment, counseling staff experience
  • 13+ years of therapist experience
  • 18+ years of physician experience (in spinal cord and traumatic brain injury)

Support

  • Designated staff to help families with insurance and future preparations
  • Offers educational programs for patients and families
  • Numerous family support programs
  • Offers flexible visitation policies
  • Offers nearby no- or low-cost housing to families