If you've had a stroke, transplant, or severe injury, inpatient physical rehab can help you restore function.
The UPMC Rehabilitation Institute offers expert inpatient and transitional rehab care for a range of health concerns, including:
We can start your rehab while you're still in the hospital.
Contact the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute to learn more about inpatient rehab.
Each location is housed in an acute care hospital — an advantage that means patients will never be without emergency or diagnostic care.
Transitional rehab offers short-term care at a skilled nursing center after you leave the hospital. It lets you get the care you need before you go home.
We have transitional rehab units at:
The UPMC Rehabilitation Institute:
We consistently receive national recognition for our advanced rehab care from The Joint Commission, such as:
Led by physiatrists — doctors trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation — the care team at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute:
These doctors look at the whole patient and treat conditions using a range of rehab therapies or medicine.
Their main goal is to help you through any physical limits after an illness or injury that impacts your daily life.
Many of our physiatrists have credentials and special training in:
Your rehab nurse makes sure we meet your day-to-day needs. As such, they're the team members you'll see the most.
Rehab nurses will also help:
PTs work with you to improve function and mobility.
To help you be as independent as possible, PTs use:
SLPs help you communicate better by retraining functions like:
OTs work closely with you to regain daily skills, such as:
OTs may also provide you with creative assistive devices and solutions, such as:
Family members and friends also play a vital role on your care team.
They'll learn how to:
The UPMC Rehabilitation Institute is part of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).
The Department of PM&R at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is a national leader in pioneering rehab research. We're among the top five in the U.S. to receive research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
And Pitt ranks among the top 25 American Research Universities by the Center for Measuring University Performance.
UPMC Rehabilitation Institute doctors and researchers also partner with other Pitt departments, schools, and research centers. We aim to find new ways of treating brain, spine, and other injuries and diseases through these partnerships.
Pitt+Me engages all types of people from the greater Pittsburgh area to partner in health research and clinical trials.
We urge you to join Pitt+Me to help advance science and improve the future of health care.
Contact the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute to learn more about inpatient rehab.
UPMC Mercy is nationally ranked in rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report.
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