For Inpatients
When intensive rehabilitation and frequent monitoring by a physician are needed, patients are often admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation unit. A plan of care will be established for the patient, including several types of therapies and rehabilitation services. A difference between the acute care unit and inpatient rehab is the amount of time spent out of bed. Patients must be able to handle three hours of therapy a day. Comprised of seven individual sites[hotlink to Locations and Directions], the UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research provides all medical services patients may need during the course of rehabilitation.
Treatment and care at UPMC’s IRR unpatient facilities are individualized for patients, their concerns, and the therapy they need. Facilities at IRR locations may include therapy gyms, apartments designed to help practice daily living activities, spacious therapy rooms, communal dining rooms, private rooms, and outdoor patios.
Treatment plans may include the following services:
- physical medicine and rehabilitation physician specialists
- rehabilitation nursing
- physical therapy
- occupational therapy
- speech-language pathology
- case management
- nutrition services
- social work
- psychology
- neuropsychology
- behavioral medicine
- dialysis
- rehabilitation engineering and technology
- orthotic and prosthetic services
- vocational and community re-entry services
- respiratory therapy