Sub-Acute Care

The goals of individualized sub-acute services at St. Joseph's Healthcare and Rehab Center are:

• To restore the patient to his/her highest level of functioning;
• Reintegrate the patient to the community;
• Increase the patient's understanding of his/her medication regimen;
• Improve the patient's range of motion, endurance and mobility;
• Strengthen the patient's muscles.

Rehabilitation Department services at St. Joseph's Healthcare and Rehab Center are provided:

• Monday through Saturday;
• The services are also available up to 7 days per week.

Rehabilitaion services include:

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy

The admission criteria for sub-acute care at St. Joseph's Healthcare and Rehab Center includes:

• Privately insured patients and patients with Medicare coverage,
• With hip or knee replacement,
• Wound care,
• Post cardiac and neurosurgery,
• Post CVA,
• IV antibiotic therapy,
• De-conditioned patients with pneumonia and COPD.

The all-private, sub-acute resident rooms are located in close proximity to the Rehabilitation Department at St. Joseph's Healthcare and Rehab Center. These rooms offer private bathrooms with showers.