ATLANTA, Aug. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grady Health
System has opened a new 24-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit at
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The unit offers comprehensive,
specialized services for patients recovering from stroke, brain and
spinal cord injury, amputations, and orthopedic conditions.
"As the city's only Level I trauma center, this new unit will
help us meet the growing demand for specialized inpatient
rehabilitative care in Atlanta and
across the region," said John
Haupert, president and CEO of Grady. "It can be a long road to recovery for
the type of serious conditions and traumatic injuries Grady's care teams treat, and we want to
ensure patients can start getting the care they need as soon as
possible."
Grady's new inpatient
rehabilitation unit will help streamline care for those who need to
regain everyday life skills after a major injury or illness.
"The inpatient rehabilitation unit eliminates the need to
transfer patients to other facilities and allows us to continue
fulfilling Grady's mission by
providing seamless support and care to our patients and their
families," said Dr. Mark Hinrichs,
chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Grady.
The unit will be staffed by a multidisciplinary team, including
physiatrists, nurses, case managers, and physical, occupational,
and speech therapists, focusing on long-term rehabilitation and
intensive therapy sessions, with specialized training and
certifications to restore patient function and independence. The
rehabilitation unit features:
- State-of-the-art rehabilitation gym
- Ceiling-mounted body-weight support and fall protection
system
- Motorized parallel bars
- Simulation staircase
- Home simulation nourishment area
For more information about inpatient rehabilitation and therapy
at Grady, please visit
https://www.gradyhealth.org/care-treatment/rehabilitation/.
About Grady Health System
Grady Health System is one
of the largest safety net health systems in the United States. Grady consists of the 953-bed Grady Memorial
Hospital, seven neighborhood health centers, Crestview Health &
Rehabilitation Center, Correll
Pavilion, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, which is operated
as a Children's affiliate.
With its nationally acclaimed emergency medical services,
Grady is Atlanta's only Level I trauma center and
serves as the 911 ambulance provider for the city of Atlanta. Grady's Walter L. Ingram Burn Center is the
leading burn center in North
Georgia. And the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center is a
Joint Commission designated Advanced Comprehensive Stroke
Center.
Other key services/distinctions include Grady's Regional Perinatal Center with its
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Georgia's first Cancer Center for Excellence,
The Avon Comprehensive Breast Center, the Georgia Comprehensive
Sickle Cell Center, and the Ponce de Leon Center - one of the top
HIV/AIDS outpatient clinics in the country. Grady is one of an elite group of hospitals to
earn the Baby-Friendly USA
international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth
facility. For more information, visit
http://www.gradyhealth.org/.
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