Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital

Patient experience 

The information below will help make your visit convenient and comfortable.

Our visitor policy may change. For the latest information on visiting our hospital, please call us directly.

Your health and wellness is our priority. To help support your recovery, you have access to:

• 40 private, luxurious rooms with guest accommodations 
• A unit dedicated to stroke recovery and neurology wellness 
• Dialysis suite
• Adaptive kitchen for re-learning skills of daily living 
• Day rooms designed for patients and their families to gather and support one another 
• Transition apartment where patients can practice their independence before going home 
• Outdoor healing and mobility courtyard designed to promote safe community re-entry 
• Outdoor putting green geared towards a more athletic-focused recovery 
• Flat-screen TVs 
• Complimentary Wi-Fi 
• Chapel for spiritual support 

While visiting or staying with us, it is important to note the following guidelines that ensure the comfort of everyone in the hospital: 

Cell phone/telephone

Patients and visitors may quietly use personal cellular phones inside the hospital so long as the devices do not interfere with patient privacy or the hospital’s healing environment.

A telephone is located in each patient’s room.

Cafeteria

Patients are provided meals customized for their health needs and prepared with each patient’s treatment and recovery in mind.

Visitors to the hospital may purchase snacks or hot meals in the cafeteria, located on the second floor.

Parking

Free parking is provided for patients and visitors in the parking garage on the ground and 1st floors of the hospital.

Flower and balloon information

Plants and flowers are restricted in patient-care areas where patients are highly immunosuppressed such as those with cancer or who are recovering from a transplant. Latex balloons are not permitted.

Pastoral/spiritual care

Our chaplains are available to address emotional and spiritual issues. Their services include individual and group consultations, prayer support and referrals to spiritual resources upon the patient’s discharge by the hospital.

Internet access 

Complimentary Wi-Fi is available for all patients and families. Users should note the connection is not encrypted and users assume all responsibility for access.

What to expect 

Our care teams understand your health concerns and strive to provide you with the appropriate level of care for your long-term health needs. We offer a minimum of three hours of therapy at least five days each week.

Here is what you can expect:

Morning 

Your nurse will start your day with treatments and medication, as needed. Nursing or therapy staff will assist you with any care needs you may have, such as bathing and dressing. Breakfast is served in the dining room. Your meal will consist of your choices from the menu that follows the recommendation from your doctor and dietitian. You will have therapy scheduled throughout the day. Your therapy schedule will be displayed in your room each evening for the following day.

Mid-day

Lunch is served in the dining room consisting of your choices from the menu that follows recommendations from your doctor and dietitian. Your nurse will administer any treatments and medications, as needed. Your therapy sessions will continue into the afternoon. Your care team will continue to check on you throughout the day.

Night 

Dinner is served in the dining room. Snacks will be available later in the evening. The evening is a good time for family and friends to visit, and for you to rest and prepare for the next day of therapy. Your care team will assist you with bathing, changing and getting ready for bed.

You are encouraged to join us in our dining room for each meal. And you are encouraged to invite your loved ones (up to two) to dine with you during meals. If you would like to have more loved ones join, please talk with your care team to help you make arrangements.

Patients admitted to our brain injury secure unit may be served in the dining room or another location based on their individual needs. This allows us to maintain a low-stimulation environment for recovery from illness or injury.

The menu is the same for patients, staff, and visitors and is posted daily in the cafe.

Dining schedule 

Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

What you should bring

Items you may want to bring with you during your admission to inpatient rehabilitation include: 

• Loose-fitting clothing
• Sturdy, low-heeled shoes or sneakers with non-slip soles
• Undergarments and socks
• Nightgown or pajamas
• Robe and slippers with non-skid soles
• Personal items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, contact lenses, C-PAP/Bi-PAP, cosmetics, toiletries
• Special medications not available in our pharmacy 
• Copy of advance directives, living will, power of attorney
• Jacket or sweater
• All your personal belongings should be labeled with your name. It works best to leave valuables (cash, jewelry) at home.