Inpatient rehabilitation in Gainesville
We support your strength and independence so you can move through daily life with confidence.
At HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital, our occupational, physical and speech therapists are dedicated to helping you return to your daily routine. We offer evidence-based treatment methods in a comfortable, healing environment.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Conditions our rehabilitation specialists treat
Our inpatient program provides treatment plans for individuals recovering from the following conditions:
- Amputations
- Bowel and bladder issues
- Brain, back and spinal cord injuries
- Cardiac and pulmonary events
- Cognitive and perceptual deficits
- Impaired mobility, balance and coordination
- Limitation in strength and range of motion
- Limitations in self-care
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Orthopedic fractures
- Speech and communication problems
- Stroke
- Swallowing disorders
Our inpatient rehabilitation facility
We provide a wide range of services to help support your healing and recovery.
Rehabilitation services we offer
Our rehabilitation program provides 24/7 care in a therapeutic setting, with at least three hours of therapy five days a week. Because we are committed to building a therapy schedule that fit your needs, we offer a modified program on weekends and holidays.
Our therapy methods help increase your independence in daily activities such as:
- Adaptive aquatics
- Bowel and bladder management
- Communication skills
- Community reentry
- Coping skills
- Dressing and grooming
- Feeding and swallowing
- Homemaking
- Leisure activities
- Mobility
- Personal hygiene
- Problem-solving skills
- Skin care
Occupational therapy
The goal of occupational therapy (OT) is to support your physical, mental and cognitive health and promote your independence. Our occupational therapists concentrate on:
- Adaptive equipment use
- Driving safety program
- Low-vision accommodations
- Lymphedema management
- Neuromuscular recovery
- Positioning
- Range of motion
- Sensation
- Splinting
- Strengthening
- Tone management
- Visual perceptual issues
Physical therapy
Physical therapy focuses on improving your movement and strength to support your functional recovery and independence. Your treatment plan may include one or more of the following:
- Balance and neuromuscular reeducation
- Functional mobility training
- Gait and assistive device training
- Pain management
- Seating and positioning
- Therapeutic exercise to improve strength and range of motion
- Tone management
- Prosthetic training
- Orthopedic functioning
- Vestibular functioning
- Pelvic floor functioning
Speech-language therapy
Speech-language pathologists are trained to evaluate and manage communication and swallowing difficulties related to stroke, brain injury and other neurologic disorders. Our specialists evaluate and treat:
- Cognitive-communication disorders, including trouble with memory, reasoning, problem solving and attention
- Difficulty with reading or writing
- Imprecise speech sounds caused by muscle weakness, such as dysarthria
- Language impairments
- Voice disorders affecting vocal quality, pitch or volume
Our speech pathologists are committed to building a personalized treatment plan that meets your health needs. We collaborate with you and your caregiver, as well as the medical and rehabilitation care team.
Your speech, language and cognitive treatment may include these therapeutic methods:
- Facilitating your activities and participation by helping you develop new skills and strategies
- Making use of strengths and addressing weaknesses that affect communication through direct retraining or compensating for skills that have been affected
- Modifying your environment to remove barriers to successful communication and participation, including developing and using new accommodations, such as aids, strategies or devices
Our rehabilitation treatment team
Led by an expert physician trained in physical rehabilitation and medicine, our interdisciplinary treatment team consists of the following specialists:
- Case managers
- Occupational therapists
- Physical therapists
- Rehabilitation nurses
- Speech therapists
To help you reach the highest level of independence possible, we provide access to:
- Case management and social services five days a week
- Modified therapy program on Saturdays and Sundays, as needed
- Physician and rehabilitation nursing seven days a week
- Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech services seven days per week
- Psychology services as needed
Our specialists will continue to monitor you and help you throughout your recovery. This includes supporting you even after you have been discharged from our inpatient rehabilitation program.
Frequently asked questions
Learn more about what you can expect before, during and after participating in our program.
What can I expect during the program?
Once you have been admitted into the rehabilitation unit, you will begin orientation with one of our nurses. Then, our treatment team members will guide you through an initial assessment. During the assessment, you can talk through your goals for the program and work alongside your specialist to create your treatment plan and goal discharge timeline.
After your assessment, your team will have established your plan of care and your program will begin. Throughout therapy, your team will perform reassessments on an ongoing basis. Once evaluated, you and your caregiver can discuss your results with management and social services.
Your length of stay will be based on your progress and how well we can continue to support your individual needs. You will also have opportunities to practice real-life skills through community reentry activities.
What are the requirements for admission?
Above all, willingness to participate is essential for success in rehabilitation. Official criteria for entry includes:
- Able to breathe on your own
- Be 18 years old or older
- Be free of uncontrolled, infectious disease
- Be medically stable
- Commit to three hours of daily therapy, at least five days a week
- Have an approved referral
- Have an identified discharge plan and support system
- Need two or more therapies (physical, occupational and/or speech)
You may qualify for admission if you have difficulty with one or more of the following:
- Cognitive function
- Communication
- Mobility
- Perceptual motor function
- Self-care activities
- Swallowing
What happens during an average day?
You will participate in individualized therapy for at least three hours per day, including physical, occupational and speech therapy. Some sessions may be provided in a group setting, and psychological support may also be part of your treatment plan.
In addition to therapy, you will:
- Wake up, get ready for the day and get dressed in street clothes.
- Eat lunch in the dining room with your peers.
- Learn about medical and dietary issues, as well as how the lives of you, your family and caregiver will be impacted by the change that has brought you to rehabilitation.
- Attend patient and family or caregiver training.
- Get ready for bed and rest.
What can I expect when it's time to return home?
A crucial part of your care is your discharge plan. An average length of stay, depending on the diagnosis, is two weeks. Afterwards, we are committed to helping you with a smooth, comfortable transition to life back at home and your continued recovery. Should you need more assistance following your discharge, members of our case management team will make you referrals.
Our scope of physical rehabilitation services includes:
- Case management
- Medical director oversight
- Nutritional counseling
- Occupational therapy
- Orthotic consults
- Pharmaceutical care
- Physical therapy
- Prosthetics consults
- Psychiatry consults
- Specialized rehabilitation nursing care
- Speech-language therapy
- Wheelchair seating