The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Rehabilitation Center
Why choose The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center?
Ohio State’s comprehensive rehabilitative care programs help people with spinal cord injuries optimize their abilities and achieve a higher level of independence. Here’s why people choose Ohio State for care after a spinal cord injury:
Personalized Care: You will receive a personal evaluation that helps create an individualized care plan to meet your needs and lead you toward your health goals. We will help you learn the skills and techniques you need to improve your abilities at work, home and social settings.
Best Outcomes: Unlike many other programs, our treatment plans address the unique physical, social, psychological, emotional and economic issues that often accompany spinal cord injuries. This comprehensive approach allows patients to return to their communities sooner than most programs, as our inpatient length of stay is shorter than the national average.
Unique Services: Ohio State is home to one of only seven centers that are part of the NeuroRecovery Network. This network uses activity-based therapies, specifically locomotor training. Locomotor training is an innovative treatment that employs the nervous system’s ability to learn, or relearn, motor skills. We are the only central Ohio program that provides the full spectrum of care for spinal cord injury patients. From surgery to inpatient rehabilitation to outpatient rehabilitation, we are here for you.
Accredited Programs: We are proud that our Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs at Dodd Hall and our Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). CARF recognizes our programs as meeting the highest standards in quality, safety and outcome measures, which provide risk-reduction and accountability in our patient care.
Nation’s Best: Ohio State’s rehabilitation program consistently ranks among the best in the nation. As an academic medical center, Ohio State offers comprehensive medical expertise, the most advanced technologies and treatment techniques, and innovative care backed by research knowledge.
Our Services
This program offers rehabilitation services to help in each phase of your rehabilitation — from services offered in the hospital (inpatient services) to those offered after returning home (outpatient services). These services offer continued care to help achieve your highest level of recovery.
We have an expert team of health care professionals who work together to offer a wide range of rehabilitative services. This starts at the time of injury and continues through rehabilitation and long-term care.
Our services are for all levels of need:
- Acute Rehabilitation, short-term medical treatment, usually in a hospital
- Inpatient Rehabilitation, intensive therapies in the hospital
- Outpatient Rehabilitation, follow-up therapy services after you have returned home from the hospital or another rehabilitation facility
