The RehabCare Center at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center is a hospital-based, comprehensive physical and cognitive rehabilitation program dedicated to treating individuals who have experienced a functional decline due to a disabling injury or illness.
Our team approach to treating patients helps us to further our goal of providing an optimum level of recovery while providing cost-effective outcomes for each patient. Referrals and admission referrals are accepted from physicians, social workers, rehabilitation nurses, counselors, patients and their families. Prior to admission, prospective patients are given a free evaluation to determine their appropriateness for our program. The RehabCare medical director is responsible for authorizing a patient’s admission to the program.
The following guidelines may be applied to determine the appropriateness of the patient’s admission:
- The patient has a potential to improve function or achieve independence.
- The patient is medically stable.
- The patient and the patient’s family are willing to participate with the team in the rehabilitation program.
- The patient can tolerate and benefit from a minimum of three hours of therapeutic services per day, at least five days a week.
- The patient has an identified discharge placement.
- The patient required 24-hour rehabilitation nursing care.
- The patient has not previously been admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation program for the same diagnosis, unless functional status has significantly changes.
About Our Patients
Services are provided for patients with the following rehabilitation diagnoses:
- Stroke (CVA). Major multiple trauma.
- Orthopedic dysfunction.
- Brain injury.
- Amputation.
- Polyarthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis.
- Spinal cord injury.
- Cardiopulmonary and circulatory disease.
- Oncology.
- Degenerative neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis, polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson’s Disease.
Rehabilitation Treatment Team
During the patient’s day, he or she will become acquainted with an array of allied health professionals. Each plays an important role in the patient’s recovery. Depending upon the coordinating physicians’ recommendations, the team may consist of:
- Family physician.
- Audiologists.
- Rehabilitation nurses.
- Physical therapists.
- Occupational therapists.
- Speech pathologists.
- Social workers.
- Case coordinators.
- Psychologists.
- Registered dieticians.
The patient’s family members are an integral part of our team. They are encouraged to participate in their loved one’s care from their initial assessment through the daily treatment regimen, discharge planning and post inpatient phases.
What Care to Expect
The RehabCare team may address the following areas:
- Muscle strengthening and coordination.
- Problem solving—speech and memory skills.
- Joint protection and pain management.
- Exercise.
- Mobility, such as moving into and out of a wheelchair or walking with as assistive device.
- Daily living activities such as bathing, dressing and personal care.
- Diet restrictions and swallowing.
- Medications.
- Bowel and bladder management.
- Safety.
- Adaptive equipment.
- Family teaching.
Who Pays for RehabCare Services?
Medicare and private insurance generally provide coverage for rehabilitation. Our mission, The RehabCare Center at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, is an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals working together to serve people with functional disabilities, their families, and the community in affiliation with Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. We are dedicated to maximizing potential for independent living through education, therapeutic activities, and quality medical care.
For Additional Information:
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
2620 North Westwood Boulevard
Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901
(573) 727-2360
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center - South Campus
621 West Pine Street
Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901
(573) 686-8280
Referral Line: (573) 727-2455