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The Roper St. Francis Rehabilitation Hospital
provides services for patients disabled
as a result of
- Stroke
- Spinal cord injury
- Congenital (birth) deformities
- Amputation
- Major multiple trauma
- Brain injury
- Neurological disorders (Multiple Sclerosis, Guillain
Barre, Parkinson’s, etc.)
- Fracture of femur (hip fracture)
- Burns
- Pelvic fracture that disrupts the pelvic circle
- Active, polyarticular rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis & seronegative arthropathies
- Systematic vasculidities with joint inflammation
- Severe or advanced osteoarthritis
- Knee or hip joint replacement- bilateral, patient at least 85 years of age, or Body Mass Index of 50or greater
- Hip replacement due to fracture
And other conditions as based on Medicare
guidelines.
Patients must be willing to take an active
part in their rehabilitation process. Each
patient must be able to participate in
physical, occupational and/or speech therapy
for at least three hours per day for a
minimum of five days per week.
Admission Criteria is based on Medicare
guidelines and each case is reviewed for
patients who are:
 Medically stable
Require two or more forms of therapy
(physical, occupational, speech therapy)
Willing and able to participate in intense
rehabilitation for three hours per day
Have reasonable and attainable rehab
goals
Have a Discharge Plan other than a nursing
home (ex. home with family support or private
caregivers, assisted living, boarding home
or retirement living)
For information regarding admission criteria
call (843) 724-2842.
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