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About Health South
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie is a 108-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services designed to return patients to leading active and independent lives.
Our hospital provides:a wide range of physical rehabilitation services,
a vast network of highly skilled physicians, therapists, nurses,
the most innovative equipment and rehabilitation technology,
ensures that all patients have access to the highest quality care.
semi-private and/or private rooms with complimentary televisions, telephones, a beautician and wireless internet capabilities.
In addition to caring for general rehabilitation diagnoses such as orthopedics, cardiac, pulmonary, or general debility post surgery or illness, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie has specialized inpatient programs for stroke, brain injury, neurological diseases such as Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis and Guillian-Barre syndrome, trauma and spinal cord injury.
Other services offered include:
onsite dialysis
wound and ostomy care
tracheotomy
dietitian evaluation and treatment including enteral feeding support
Additional diagnostic testing is accomplished onsite or at adjacent UPMC Hamot Medical Center.
We specialize in advanced stroke, brain injury and neurological rehabilitation, including post-operative deep brain stimulation (DBS) rehabilitation, post-operative intrathecal baclofen (spasticity) rehabilitation and dysphagia rehabilitation program using VitalStim (electrical stimulation therapy for recovery of swallowing) as well as DPNS (Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation) therapy.
Our 90,000 square-foot hospital serves patients throughout the Northwest Pennsylvania, West New York and Northeast Ohio region and is located at 143 East Second Street, Erie, PA 16507.
Rehabilitation is covered in full or part by most health insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. The hospital has contracts with most major insurance companies and is willing to negotiate with other companies as needed.HealthSouth Erie is also a member of the NWPA Emergency Response Group.
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By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval.
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety and quality of the nation's health care through voluntary accreditation. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 8,000 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,800 other health care organizations that provide long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed care entities. In addition, The Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services.
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie's Stroke and Brain Injury and Parkinson's disease rehabilitation programs have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality.
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CHARACTERISTICS |
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NURSING HOME |
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Frequent visits by an attending physician |
Daily |
Not required |
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Multidisciplinary team approach |
Daily |
Not required |
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RN oversight and availability |
24 hours/day |
At least 8 consecutive hours/day |
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Specialty nursing, training, rehabilitation expertise |
Yes |
Not required |
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PT, OT, and/or speech therapy level of service |
3 hours/day (minimum) |
No minimum |
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When stroke, brain injury or spinal cord injury occurs, a person's neurological abilities, like grasping, can be greatly impaired. The innovative NESS H200 Neuroprosthetic and...
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SaeboFlex is a customized orthosis that allows neurologically impaired individuals to practice opening and closing their hand with more efficiency, promoting increased function in the shoulder, elbow,...
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Interactive Metronome (IM) is a brain-based rehabilitation assessment and training program developed to directly improve the processing abilities that affect attention, motor planning and sequencing.
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VitalStim® Therapy is an innovative procedure that facilitates retraining of throat muscles affected by dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. Dysphagia is a common condition among stroke victims, those with...
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Can I be admitted from home?
Yes. Because we are a rehabilitation hospital we can admit from any setting, including home. 800x600 Normal 0 ...
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What should I bring with me to HealthSouth hospital?
Patients should bring the following items:
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What happens when I go home after rehabilitation from your hospital?
We work with each patient on how to best move back home.
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