Stroke Rehabilitation

RHCI’s Stroke Program provides the stroke survivor with a comprehensive array of services to:

• Ensure optimal physical, emotional and social adjustment
• Maximize functional independence
• Improve quality of life

RHCI’s Stroke Rehabilitation Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. RHCI became the first hospital in the Northeast United States to earn this accreditation in April 2006. For details, click here.

RHCI has also been on the leading edge of efforts to make promising advances in technology available to patients in the region. Some of these devices use functional electrical-stimulation therapy to help restore lost function.

• In December, 2006, RHCI was the first hospital in the country to launch the NESS L300 neuroprosthesis for the treatment of foot drop due to stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and other neurological injuries and disorders. For details, click here.
• In 2005, RHCI was the first hospital in New England to introduce the NESS H200 neuroprosthesis to improve hand function after stroke and brain injury. For details, click here.

Program components include:      

• Expertise in the behavioral and psychiatric effects of stroke
• Pharmacologic management
• Advanced therapy technologies, including the NESS L300 to treat foot drop, LiteGait to improve mobility and the NESS H200  to promote return of hand function
• Individualized, outcome-oriented treatment plan
• Coordinated, intensive therapies to promote maximum functional improvement
• Comprehensive educational program for patients and family
• Supportive counseling to help patient and family adjust to their new life situation
• Nutrition education and counseling
• Specialty resources, ordered by the patient’s physician as appropriate, including speech and language pathology, neuropsychology, on-site swallowing studies, home safety evaluation, Audiology Services, Driver Assessment Program, Low Vision Program, Orthotics Clinic, etc.
• Patient-centered discharge planning, including follow-up outpatient care and links to community resources
• Family/Caregiver Education Program
• Ongoing support for patient, family and caregivers through Stroke Survivors’ Support Group, Aphasia Community Group, and Stroke Peer Visitation Program

Information, referrals: (508) 833–4200