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Greenville, NC

Website Link 252-847-4100

Vidant Medical Center SCI Rehabilitation Program

The Rehabilitation Center at Vidant Medical Center has a dedicated program for individuals with spinal cord injuries. The program provides medical and rehab nursing care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The spinal cord program has a separate treatment room, dining area and lounge, outside courtyard and independent living area. This is a place where individuals and family members can practice the things needed to be able to do when discharged. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

How We Can Help
The Spinal Cord Program serves individuals with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injuries. Individuals with an injury requiring ventilation management are treated in special rooms on the unit.

Ventilator care may include continuous monitoring of respiratory status, prevention of further respiratory compromise and participation in a ventilator-weaning program. Families who will manage a person with long-term requirements receive training in ventilator management and emergency plans to consider.

Individuals in this program may need help with moving around, bathing, dressing, controlling bowel or bladder, toileting, communicating, swallowing, thinking, learning and memory, understanding medical and physical issues, and adjusting to having a spinal cord injury.

The medical conditions typically managed in this program include spasticity, pain, autonomic dysreflexia, pressure injuries and skin conditions, respiratory disease, bowel and bladder dysfunction including urinary tract infections, deep vein thrombosis and edema.

Persons served in this program may have difficulty returning to life activities such as social outings, using transportation, shopping, going to church, sports or other types of recreation.

Team Approach

Families are important members of the team. The rehabilitation case manager/social worker is your main contact person to discuss your needs, progress and plans for discharge. He or she will arrange services for follow-up care help with information about local resources patients and families may need during their stay. Your cultural and spiritual beliefs, goals and preferences will be an important part of the plan.

A dedicated interdisciplinary team follows patients throughout their rehabilitation program. Treatment team members are available as needed and may include:

  • Medical family therapist
  • Nutritionist
  • Occupational therapist
  • Physical therapist
  • Recreational therapist
  • Rehabilitation case manager/socialworker
  • Rehabilitation nurse
  • Rehabilitation physician
  • Speech-language pathologist

As discharge approaches, the team and family may use the center’s transitional living apartment where care requirements for the person served can be simulated and monitored. The rehabilitation team may also conduct a home assessment and make recommendations for adaptive equipment, home modifications to enhance self-care, mobility and overall home safety. Before discharge, the treatment team may arrange an outing focusing on education and skill development for community pursuits.

To Make a Referral

We accept referrals from physicians, case managers, social workers, therapists, other types of health care providers and representatives of the patient. Referrals are considered on an individual basis, and each potential inpatient is evaluated by a rehabilitation preadmission nurse and a rehabilitation physician prior to admission.

For additional information or to make a referral for inpatient services, contact the Rehabilitation Center’s Admissions Department between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, toll free 800-219-8850 or 252-847-7649.