Physical Rehabilitation Center at St. Luke's Hospital
For referrals or information, call 419-891-8056.
The Physical Rehabilitation Center (PRC) is a 22-bed, acute inpatient rehabilitation unit located on the second floor of St. Luke's Hospital. The PRC specializes in treating patients with acute rehabilitation needs, emphasizing healing and family involvement in a comfortable home-lilke setting.
We help patients with a wide range of rehab needs including:
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Stroke
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Hip fracture
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Spinal cord injury
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Amputation
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Congenital disorders
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Multiple trauma
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Brain injury or dysfunction
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Neurological disorders
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Burns
Scope of Services
Under the direction of a board-certified physiatrist, patients undergo intensive, daily rehabilitative care that has been planned to meet their specific needs.
Physical, occupational and speech therapies are available seven days a week. In addition, PRC nursing staff is experiences in providing care to patients with special rehabilitative challenges.
The PRC features an apartment setting where patients test their skills and independence before returning to their own homes.
Because the PRC is conveniently located within St. Luke's Hospital, patients receive the benefits of hospital-based services like radiology, lab and pulmonary services.
Medical Director
Physiatrist Timothy H. Sigman, MD, has directed the PRC since it opened in 2003. Dr. Sigman is board certified in both physical medicine and rehab, and electrodiagnostic medicine. For more information about Dr. Sigman, please visit: http://www.nworehab.com
Treatment Team
Each patient's rehab team includes specialists from the PRC staff. All of our professionals have training, licenses and certificated that emphasize rehabilitation. The team includes:
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Physicians
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Therapists
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Nurses
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Support personnel
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Family and friends
For more information about rehabilitation, visit these links:
American Stroke Association: http://www.strokeassociation.org
Arthritis Foundation: http://www.arthritis.org
National Spinal Cord Injury Association: http://www.spinalcord.org