300 Prospect Avenue
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
300 Prospect Avenue
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Levi Rehabilitation Unit
What is Rehab?
Stroke/Neuro Rehabilitation
More than 500,000 Americans have strokes each year. It's estimated that eight out of ten will survive the initial phase. Our stroke/neuro rehabilitation program is individualized to meet specific needs of the patient following a stroke or other neurological disorder. The program includes consultation with rehabilitation specialists, daily therapy sessions, activities of daily living, (including practice in the kitchen, shopping trips, dressing, grooming and homemaking skills), home-site evaluations, speech therapy, recreational therapy, community outings, family conferences and post-hospitalization stroke support group. The objectives of the Stroke Rehabilitation Program are to help stroke patients achieve their maximum level of independence and to educate the patient - along with the patient's family members - on how to deal with the effects of a stroke.
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
The Levi Rehabilitation Unit provides post-operative rehabilitative services to those patients who have had surgeries such as hip or knee replacement, or have suffered orthopedic injuries. Orthopedic rehab therapies include: specialized physician evaluation and examination, physical therapy to restore range or motion and function, occupational therapy evaluation and treatment to improve function and provide adaptive equipment as needed, educating patients on how to function with a new prosthetic joint, aquatic therapy in a large thermal heated pool, recreational therapy community outings and home-site evaluation.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists teach strategies and skills to help patients increase function and regain self-sufficiency in the tasks of daily living, feeding, grooming, bathing, toileting, toilet transfer, bathtub/shower transfer, etc. Occupational therapy is also involved in muscle strength and range of motion of upper extremeties. The goal is to improve functional independence so that a patient can safely return to their home environment.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy helps patients improve their strength, mobility, balance and endurance. Therapists employ the most modern treatment and equipment to help patients regain their maximum functional ability in these areas: locomotion (walking, wheelchair ambulation, stairs), transfers (in/out of bed, wheelchair, car), range of motion in upper and lower extremities and muscle strength in upper and lower extremities and trunk.
Speech Pathology
The Speech/Language Pathology Department helps patients with impaired communication skills. A specially trained staff evaluates and treats patients recovering from a stroke, tumor, traumatic brain injury or other neurological diseases. The program trains paients who have problems with word finding, slurred speech, comprehension, reading, writing, problem solving, memory loss, oral motor weakness and swallowing.
Therapeutic Recreation
Therapeutic reccreation specialists use recreational, avocational and functional techniques to help the physically challenged function to their best ability in today's society. The program teaches independence in leisure activities and helps patients maintain their previous recreational interests and develop new interests.
Free Support Groups
The Levi Stroke Support Group, and other support groups are available free of charge during your hospital stay and after discharge. These support groups are also offered to family members, free of charge.
For additional information about meeting times and locations, contact Social Services by calling 501-622-1841.
Levi Outpatient Rehab Services
Levi Hospital offers physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology, as well as sports medicine on an outpatient basis at the 300 Prospect campus. To make an appointment for outpatient rehab call 622-3334.
For more information about the services and programs provided by Levi Hospital call (501)624-1281 Or e-mail us at billie@levihospital.com.
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