Inpatient Rehabilitation Services - Dignity Health - St. John's Regional Medical Center

Inpatient rehabilitation is the beginning of the recovery phase for adults and children who have experienced a recent illness, injury or surgery. In this recovery phase, patients stay at the hospital and receive consistent, personalized medical and rehabilitation care. Rehabilitation specialists assist with restoring strength, movement, and independent functioning before patients go home or to the next level of care.

Common types of rehabilitation include occupational therapy, which helps you navigate daily tasks, physical therapy, which improves strength, movement and flexibility, and speech and language therapy, which helps with difficulties speaking or swallowing. The specialty also includes cardiac rehabilitation to support heart health, pulmonary rehabilitation to strengthen the lungs and neurological (cognitive) rehabilitation to help patients recover from or manage brain, spinal cord and nerve conditions.

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Inpatient rehabilitation is for anyone who has recently had an illness, injury or surgery. At St. John’s Regional Medical Center, our services are specifically designed for individuals who have experienced:

• Amputation

• Arthritis

• Multiple trauma

• Neurological difficulties

• Pain

• Pediatric illness or injury

• Pulmonary (lung and breathing) difficulties

• Spinal cord injury

• Stroke

• Traumatic brain injury

During inpatient rehabilitation, you’ll receive structured, intensive therapy in a hospital setting. A team of doctors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and others will coordinate your care as needed.

Each day, you’ll complete a set of therapies tailored to your needs. Therapy often includes exercises that target specific symptoms or abilities. The goal of inpatient rehabilitation is to help you regain strength, function and independence while preparing for a safe transition home or to the next level of care. You’ll also receive ongoing medical care as needed.

You may need neurological (cognitive) rehabilitation if you have an injury or illness that impacts your brain, spinal cord or nerves. We often provide this specialized rehabilitation to help people affected by:

• Balance problems (vestibular dysfunction)

• Brain tumors

• Concussion and traumatic brain injury

• Movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease

• Other neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis

• Spinal cord injuries

• Stroke

At St. John’s Regional Medical Center, we’re ready to support all aspects of your recovery. Our comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services for children and adults include:

• Acute stroke rehabilitation

• Neurological (cognitive) rehabilitation

• Occupational therapy

• Pain management

• Pulmonary rehabilitation

• Physical therapy

• Speech and language therapy

St. John’s Regional Medical Center is home to an inpatient acute stroke rehabilitation program. As a Primary Stroke Center certified by the Joint Commission, we focus on providing coordinated stroke care and rehabilitation.

Our rehabilitation team includes doctors and nurses who are specially trained in stroke care. We also have a full-time stroke coordinator who assesses each stroke patient and advocates for their medical care, education and well-being. From physical and occupational therapy to speech and neurological therapy, our program supports all aspects of stroke recovery tailored to your unique needs.

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Inpatient rehabilitation takes place while staying at the hospital or a dedicated rehabilitation center. This type of on-site program provides daily intensive therapy and continued medical care following an injury, illness or surgical treatment.

Outpatient rehabilitation involves attending scheduled therapy sessions while living at home. Both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs are designed to support recovery by improving function and promoting independence.

Yes. We offer online health questionnaires designed to help you learn more about your potential risk factors and when it may be appropriate to seek additional care. These questionnaires focus on common concerns such as:

• Heart health

• Back and neck health

• Knee and hip health

• Stroke risk

These questionnaires guide you through a few simple questions and provide personalized insights based on your responses. The insights are intended to help you better understand possible risk factors and support a conversation with your health care provider about whether additional screening or evaluation may be appropriate.

Many major health insurance plans cover inpatient rehabilitation services when medically necessary. Please ask your insurance provider or call us to understand what your specific plan requires.

St. John’s Regional Medical Center is an approved provider for Medicare and Medi-Cal. We handle admission authorizations from insurance companies.