Inpatient Rehabilitation
Boulder Community Health and UCHealth officially opened a joint 18-bed
inpatient rehabilitation department inside the UCHealth Broomfield Hospital
on July 1, 2019. This partnership offers patients a state-of-the-art unit
with interdisciplinary therapy services to help restore strength, function
and independence for those recovering from serious injuries or illness.
The inpatient rehabilitation program includes care pathways and specialized
programs for brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury. Our therapists
specialize in providing treatment for patients who need acute inpatient
rehabilitation. Several of our therapists have advanced certifications
in areas such as brain injury, stroke, vision and neurological disorders.
If you would like to learn more about our inpatient rehabilitation services,
please contact us at 303-464-4713.
Services Provided
Our treatment approach and program details are entirely focused on personalized
and individual care. We provide daily patient-focused meetings for individualized
scheduling and treatment planning. Our facility features 18 beds, all
in private rooms, with available individual and private treatment spaces
as needed. We offer therapy seven days a week, which exceeds the requirement
of five days a week.
The inpatient rehabilitation department offers the following services:
- Caregiver and family member training, education and guidance
- Individualized treatment to improve independence in daily activities
- Management of bowel and bladder
- Medical management
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Speech-language, cognitive and swallowing evaluations and treatment
- Transitional support for discharge
- Wound care
Conditions Treated
- Amputation
- Brain injury
- Complex medical and orthopedic conditions
- Multiple injuries resulting from trauma
- Neurological disorders
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
Our Multidisciplinary Team
The rehab team is led by physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians
who are experts in brain injury, spinal cord injuries and other impairments
requiring an intensive rehabilitation program for maximum recovery. The
provider team also includes a nurse practitioner experienced in rehabilitation.
Additionally, over 50% of registered nurses have specialty certifications
including the nationally recognized CRRN (Certified Rehabilitation Registered
Nurse). According to the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN), these
certifications help validate their professional standing as an experienced
rehabilitation nurse with a documented level of knowledge and a commitment
to patient care.
Therapy team members have earned many advanced certifications, giving them
the in-depth knowledge and proficiency to provide exceptional care to patients:
- Advanced Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) certification
- Board-certified specialist in neurologic physical therapy
- Certified lymphedema therapist
- Lee Silverman Voice Training for Parkinson’s Disease (LSVT) Big Certification
- McNeil Dysphagia Therapy Program certified (MDTP)
- Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) certification
- NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation certification (NMES)
- Specialized training in wheelchair assessment, seating and mobility
- Stroke therapy specialist
Contact Inpatient Rehabilitation Today
If you would like to learn more about our inpatient rehabilitation services,
please contact us at 303-464-4713.