Best Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Centers in the U.S.

Nov. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- 1.   Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

“ RIC is the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System. We have been designated a Model System of Care by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, one of only 14 centers in the nation with this distinction. This designation reflects our commitment to advancing ability through technologies and advanced care models and assures you that your or your loved one’s rehabilitation is at the forefront of discovery.”  

2.   Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
West Orange, NJ

“At Kessler's spinal cord injury rehabilitation center, patients and their families benefit from the expertise and experience of a team of spinal cord injury rehabilitation specialists. Here, individuals from across the country and around the world find the exceptional care and advanced treatment they need to move forward. Kessler is the only rehabilitation hospital in the New Jersey – and one of only 14 centers nationwide – to be designated by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research as a Model System for the treatment and research of spinal cord injuries.”

3.   Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Boston, MA

“The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Rehabilitation Program in the metro-Boston area provides a safe, structured, caring environment aimed at maximizing recovery from spinal cord injuries whether the result of traumatic injury, or as the result of illness such as polio, spina bifida, or Friedreich's Ataxia. Our goal is provide each patient in the rehabilitation program the opportunity to reach his or her highest level of independent function and return to an active, productive, fulfilling life.”

4.   Craig Hospital
Englewood, CO

“Craig Hospital offers an individualized, comprehensive, and family-oriented approach in their inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation and treatment program. With a highly specialized and experienced staff, state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, proven treatment methods, a large group of patients with similar injuries, and a positive and caring attitude that permeates the hospital, Craig offers a powerful community of hope and possibilities. Patients, families, insurance executives and physicians who are familiar with many other spinal cord injury rehabilitation programs consistently say that Craig is the finest spinal chord injury rehabilitation center in the world.”

5.   Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
New York, NY

“Along with the expertise of our SCI rehabilitation team, Rusk’s close partnership with the professionals at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Tisch Hospital forms the core of our SCI program. Patients with spinal cord injury often can develop medical complications, and our collaboration with the full medical team at Tisch Hospital allows us to provide a quick, coordinated response to any acute medical problems that might occur.”

6.   Shepherd Center
Atlanta, GA

“Shepherd Center treats a high volume of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with any level of injury, including those who are ventilator dependent or have a dual diagnosis of spinal cord and brain injury. Shepherd Center has specialized treatment teams that are dedicated to adolescent patients, senior patients (age 50 and older), and patients who require medical/surgical care from secondary complications. Our patients go on to achieve some of the greatest functional improvements from the time they are admitted to the time they are discharged when compared to similar facilities and national statistics.”

7.   National Rehabilitation Hospital
Washington, DC

“The Spinal Cord Program at the National Rehabilitation Hospital is fully accredited by CARF and one of just 14 facilities nationwide designated as a Model Spinal Cord Injury System by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).Patients benefit from the hospital’s role as a teaching facility and our active research programs. At NRH, we focus on the whole person, helping a patient reach the highest level of health and independence possible. “

8.   Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

“Acute and chronic trauma to the spine can result in two forms of spinal cord injury: primary injury at the time of the accident, and secondary injury from compression or spinal instability. Secondary injury prevention begins immediately at the site the injury takes place and continues after the patient arrives at the hospital. The Spine Center at Johns Hopkins strives to minimize potential secondary injury and optimize the patient’s functional outcome.”

9.   Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Downey, CA

“The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Program at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center is recognized for innovative and advanced contributions in managing patients with spinal cord injuries.The comprehensive interdisciplinary team is led by a physician specializing in rehabilitation and is comprised of a registered nurse, case manager, occupational and physical therapist, speech pathologist, social worker, psychologist, recreation therapist, and dietician. Specialists in cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, neurology, orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, plastic surgery and pulmonary medicine actively participate in patient care, to meet the many specialty needs of spinal injury patients.”

10.    Casa Colina - Centers for Rehabilitation
Pomona, CA

“The Casa Colina Spinal Cord Injury Program is renowned for offering one of the most extensive spinal cord injury care and rehabilitation facilities available in the country. It offers various levels of care that include Casa Colina Hospital, a Joint Commission-accredited facility, which has a unique physician-directed program designed to help those with spinal cord injuries travel the path to recovery through inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation.”

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