Stroke Rehabilitation Program
The Stroke Rehabilitation Program at the Penn Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine provides comprehensive services for stroke patients and their caregivers. A team of stroke specialists, including physical, speech and occupational therapists and rehabilitation nurses, is directed and monitored by a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatrist).
Upon admission, patients and their families discuss their goals with the stroke rehabilitation team. Together, they develop a treatment plan to help reach those goals. All involved parties then meet on a regular basis to assess the patient’s progress.
The beds at the Penn Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine are licensed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The rehabilitation program and services bring together the best of Good Shepherd and the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS).
The Stroke Rehabilitation Program includes:
- Team approach to treatment
- Cost-effective program components
- Professional case management
- State-of-the-art therapy
- Discharge planning
- Patient/family conferences and education
Program Specialties include:
- Medical management
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Continence training
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech and language therapy
- Cognitive/linguistic treatment
- Dysphagia program
- Psychology program
- Social work services
- Recreational therapy
- Family education
- Pastoral care
- Nutritional education
- Vocational services
- Driver training
- Case management
- Stroke Support Group
Penn Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine
Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse
1800 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
877-9MY-REHAB (877-969-7342)
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