Rehabilitation Services

Inpatient Rehabilitation Services

About Us

At Byrd Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, we are dedicated to restore and enrich the lives of individuals living with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. We help to assist in improving your overall well-being, providing a specialized level of rehabilitative care.

Highly Trained Team

Physician-led interdisciplinary team, including physical, occupational, and speech therapists; rehabilitation nurses; case managers; respiratory therapists; and other specially trained healthcare professionals.

Patient-Centered Approach

Rehab team develops an individualized plan of care that addresses meaningful and functional goals for you and your family based on your individual goals, motivations, and abilities. We provide, evidence-based treatments using specialized equipment in our rehabilitative gym to provide you with a successful recovery.

Our Rehab Team

  • Nursing Services for around the clock medical attention
  • Physical Therapy for mobility and lower body strengthening
  • Occupational Therapy for recovery of daily living skills and upper body strengthening
  • Speech Pathology for speech, cognitive, or swallowing difficulties
  • Respiratory Therapy for improved breathing and stamina
  • Wound Care Management for improved healing and prevention of complications

During Your Stay

Our rehabilitation provides therapy 3 hours a day 5 days week.  Patient’s average length of stay is for two weeks.  Weekly team conferences are held to further discuss and determine patient’s functional status and discharge destination.

ReLearn, ReGain, ReTrain

Our therapists provide services for you several diagnosis. Based on physical and neurological limitations our therapy team provide individualized care plans that consist of evidence-based interventions strategies such as:

  • Mobility
  • Balance and Strength
  • Fall Recovery
  • Safety Awareness
  • Energy Conservation Techniques
  • Gross and Fine Motor Skills
  • Thinking and Reasoning Abilities
  • Speech and Swallowing exercises

We encourage and promote active participation by you and your family regarding your recovery process. Through family and caregiver training and education, hands on demonstration for comfort and confidence to prepare for discharge. Ensuring meaningful goals are being addressed per the individualized plan of care.

Our goal is to help you reach the highest level of functional independence during your recovery so you can return home.

Common Conditions Treated

Our specialized rehabilitation team is determined to provide meaningful and purposeful care in order to assist in your recovery to functional independence. We provide services to individuals who have been diagnosed with:

  • Neurological and Neuromuscular Diagnosis (Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Parkinson’s Disease, Muscular Dystrophy)
  • Orthopedic Diagnosis (Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Pelvic Fracture)
  • Chronic Illness and Management
  • Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Tour Our Hospital

We welcome you and your family to visit Byrd Regional Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit to feel more confident and comfortable with your rehabilitative care.

Call 337.239.5202 to schedule an appointment.

Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

Byrd Regional Hospital has extended therapy services to outpatient setting. At this time, Speech Therapy is provided. Serving pediatric and adult patients who have difficulty with the following:

  • Articulation
  • Expressive and Receptive Language
  • Cognition
  • Swallowing

Hours:  Tuesday, Thursday 8-11AM

Call 337.392.5088 (Ext. 150) to schedule an appointment