Ascension St. Vincent Evansville - Inpatient Rehabilitation Institute

When you choose Ascension St. Vincent for your or your loved ones rehabilitation, you’ll benefit from a team approach, bringing together the expertise of many health professionals with advanced rehabilitation training. You and your family are connected to specialized rehabilitation care for the following conditions:

• Stroke
• Brain injury
• Serious illness
• Spinal cord dysfunction or injury
• Amputation and limb impairment
• Orthopedic injuries, hip fractures or post-surgical repair
• Neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Guillain-Barre' syndrome (GBS), and Parkinson's disease
• Neuro-muscular disorders 
• Post-surgery
• Pulmonary disease and dysfunction
• Renal failure (kidney failure)
• Traumatic injury

For more information or to schedule a visit, please call 812-485-7066.

Personalized care for your rehabilitation needs

You will benefit from comprehensive medical management led by doctors with extensive rehabilitation expertise. Medical specialist consultations are available on site as well as diagnostic tests and medical procedures as part of hospital-based rehabilitation units.

During your stay, you will benefit from:

• One-on-one therapy sessions with individualized treatment plan
• Emphasis on addressing psychosocial and physical needs, patient and family education, and creating a care plan for when you leave the hospital
• Opportunities for meaningful community re-entry therapy sessions and comprehensive home assessments
• Both private rooms and common spaces to relax and connect with guests

We also offer the following rehabilitation services as part of our comprehensive care:

Physical therapy:

• Wound care
• Intensive gait program
• Vestibular, balance, and dizziness rehabilitation
• Neurologic rehabilitation (for conditions including stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), MS, Parkinson’s disease)

Occupational therapy:

• Vision therapy
• Custom splint fabrication
• Neurologic rehabilitation (for conditions including stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, ALS, MS, Parkinson’s disease)

Speech therapy:

• Cognitive rehabilitation
• Dysphagia (swallowing disorders) rehabilitation
• Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) test
• Modified barium swallow exam
• VitalStim® therapy and NMES
• Voice disorder therapy
• Communication disorder rehabilitation

A team of supportive rehabilitation specialists

Whether you’re recovering from an illness or an injury, we’re here for you. Specialists at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville - Inpatient Rehabilitation Institute provide compassionate care for your rehabilitation needs. Our team focuses on improving your emotional and physical health and involves your family or caregiver team for daily support to create a care plan personalized to your specific needs. Your team may include:

• Medical director – a doctor trained in rehabilitation who will coordinate your overall treatment program and lead your rehabilitation care team.
• Rehabilitation nurses – provide around-the-clock nursing care and can help answer questions you and your caregivers may have.
• Physical therapists – teach you exercises to help improve your balance, strength and mobility. They may also help you learn how to use walkers, canes, braces, artificial limbs or other mobility devices.
• Occupational therapists –- focus on improving your everyday living skills, including bathing, dressing, grooming and eating. They also may provide training to you with equipment that will help you better perform these activities.
• Speech therapists – work to improve your ability to communicate, problem-solve and reason, and address any problems with swallowing.
• Case managers – explain the details of your stay and outline any lifestyle changes you may have. They also work with you and your insurance company to certify your ongoing rehabilitation, and they help coordinate your discharge needs.

Your rehabilitation care team may also include a dietitian, pharmacist, respiratory therapist and specialists. Your therapy sessions and activities will be posted daily on a schedule board. Your doctor will continue to follow your progress and remain in charge of your medical care.

A commitment to quality

As part of our dedication to quality care, Ascension St. Vincent Evansville – Inpatient Rehabilitation Institute is the only Center for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accredited inpatient rehabilitation unit in Evansville with continuous accreditation for the following programs:

• Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services since 1987
• Stroke Specialty Program since 2010
• Brain Injury Program since 2009