ADVENTIST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF MARYLAND INC

ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION (AHC REHAB) IS THE FIRST AND ONLY ACUTE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS FOR BRAIN INJURIES, SPINAL CORD INJURIES, STROKES, AMPUTATION, ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES AND SURGERIES, SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES, WORK-RELATED INJURIES, AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS.EXPERT CARE TEAMS WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH PATIENTS, USING INNOVATIVE THERAPIES, STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT, AND GROUND-BREAKING TECHNOLOGY TO OFFER NEW WAYS TO HEAL AND RETURN TO THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE. EVERY DAY, WE CELEBRATE PATIENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BIG AND SMALL.CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE O.AHC REHAB OFFERS INPATIENT CARE IN MARYLAND IN TWO LOCATIONS, IN ROCKVILLE AND IN THE WHITE OAK AREA OF SILVER SPRING. OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ROCKVILLE, GAITHERSBURG, SILVER SPRING AND FORT WASHINGTON.AHC REHAB CARES FOR PERSONS WITH FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS, AGE 18 AND OLDER, AND UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, EMANCIPATED MINORS. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE:- ACUTE INPATIENT REHABILITATION- SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM- AMPUTATION REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT- BRAIN INJURY RECOVERY- SPORTS THERAPY- CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT- STROKE AND NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION- JOINT REPLACEMENT REHABILITATION- PHYSICAL THERAPY - CARDIAC REHABILITATION- DRIVER EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY- LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY AND CANCER REHABILITATION- LEE SILVERMAN VOICE TREATMENT (LSVT) SPEECH LANGUAGE & SWALLOWING THERAPY- PELVIC HEALTH REHABILITATIONADVENTIST HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION HOLDS THE JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION, RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A SYMBOL OF HEALTHCARE QUALITY THAT REFLECTS AN ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE REHABILITATION'S PROGRAMS ALSO HOLD THE SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF), AN INDEPENDENT, INTERNATIONAL EVALUATOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS. CARF ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES AHC REHAB'S SKILLED WORKFORCE AND COMMITMENT TO PATIENT SAFETY. THE MOST RECENT CARF ACCREDITATION SURVEY TOOK PLACE IN FALL 2023.AHC REHAB, WHICH BEGAN SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN 2001, WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA TO EARN CARF'S SPECIALTY ACCREDITATION IN AMPUTEE REHABILITATION. CARF INTRODUCED ITS AMPUTEE SPECIALTY STANDARDS IN JULY 2007 WITH INPUT FROM THE AMPUTEE COALITION OF AMERICA, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOTISTS & PROSTHETISTS, AND PERSONS WITH LIMB LOSS. THE STANDARDS, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2008, REQUIRE ACCREDITED AMPUTEE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO CARE AND TO OFFER POST-CARE ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITIONING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.THE ACUTE INPATIENT PROGRAM IS RUN BY A TEAM OF REHABILITATION EXPERTS WHO GUIDE PATIENTS THROUGH A PRACTICAL AND PERSONAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE FOCUS IS HELPING PATIENCE INCREASE THEIR SELF-RELIANCE AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE. IN 2022, A SURVEY BY NEWSWEEK AND STATISTA INC. NAMED AHC REHAB AMONG THE BEST INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND FIRST IN ITS REGION. THE NEWSWEEK RANKINGS CONSIDERED REPUTATION, QUALITY OF CARE, SERVICE, AND POST HOSPITALIZATION FOLLOW-UP, AS WELL AS INPATIENT ACCOMMODATIONS AND AMENITIES.WITHIN THE AHC REHAB INPATIENT PROGRAM, A PHYSIATRIST, OR A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, LEADS THE TEAM. PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION NURSING CARE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THERAPY SERVICES INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND RECREATIONAL THERAPY.AHC REHAB'S SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM ADDRESSES BOTH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURIES RESULTING FROM A FALL OR ACCIDENT, AND NON-TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURIES FROM A STROKE, TUMOR, OR INFECTION ON THE SPINAL CORD. AGAIN, A TEAM APPROACH AND AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PLAN OF CARE HELPS PATIENTS ON THEIR ROAD TO RECOVERY.AN AMPUTEE PROGRAM ALSO UTILIZES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO HELP PATIENTS ADJUST PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY AFTER THE LOSS OF A LIMB SO THEY CAN RESUME ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. INDIVIDUALS MAY BE TREATED AS INPATIENTS OR OUTPATIENTS, DEPENDING ON THEIR NEEDS. PATIENTS WORK TO IMPROVE STRENGTH, COORDINATION, AND ENDURANCE, AND LEARN PROPER WOUND CARE. WHEN READY, PATIENTS ARE PRESCRIBED PROSTHETIC DEVICES THAT ARE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND COMFORTABLE TO WEAR. ONCE FITTED WITH A NEW LIMB, PATIENT LEARN TO USE PROSTHESES WITH CONFIDENCE AND TO INCORPORATE IT INTO DAILY LIFE. THE PROGRAM BRINGS THE AMPUTEE COMMUNITY TOGETHER EACH YEAR FOR A 5K EVENT, TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS. THE EVENT CREATES CONNECTION AMONG PATIENTS WHO SHARE THE CHALLENGES OF LIMB LOSS AND CELEBRATES THEIR TRIUMPHS.A BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM ADDRESSES TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES FROM AN EXTERNAL PHYSICAL FORCE, SUCH AS A CAR ACCIDENT, FALL, SPORTS OR WORKPLACE INJURIES, AS WELL AS ACQUIRED NON-TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES CAUSED BY INTERNAL TRAUMA TO THE BRAIN, SUCH AS TUMORS, BLOOD CLOTS, SEIZURES, OR INFECTIONS. EACH OF THESE TYPES OF BRAIN INJURIES MAY RESULT IN IMPAIRMENT OF PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, BEHAVIORAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL CAPABILITIES. REHABILITATION FOLLOWING A BRAIN INJURY IS VERY COMPLEX BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE AREAS OF DEFICIT, INCLUDING PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS, FUNCTIONAL DEFICIENCIES (SUCH AS DIFFICULTY WALKING OR DRESSING), BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES, EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES AND SOCIAL OR INTERPERSONAL LIMITATIONS. OFTEN, SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DEFICITS, SUCH AS LIMITED ATTENTION SPAN OR POOR MEMORY, UNDERLIE AND EXACERBATE THESE PROBLEMS. PATIENTS IN THE REHAB BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM RECEIVE INTENSIVE, INTEGRATED REHABILITATION FROM AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE RECOVERY. TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING A NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, MEET AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO DISCUSS PATIENT GOALS, PROGRESS, AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES.OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE A STROKE RECOVERY PROGRAM, IN WHICH PATIENTS RECEIVE AN INTENSIVE COURSE OF INTEGRATED THERAPIES AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO RESTORE MOVEMENT, IMPROVE SPEECH, TEACH SELF- AND HOME CARE SKILLS, AND IMPROVE COGNITIVE AND MEMORY FUNCTIONS. STROKE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE GUIDED THROUGH A PATIENT-FOCUSED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND OUTCOME-ORIENTED PROGRAM BY A CARING, EXPERIENCED TEAM OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.THE ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE UNDERGONE A TOTAL HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT OR HAVE SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO BONES OR JOINTS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HELPING PATIENTS REGAIN THEIR STRENGTH, MOBILITY, ENDURANCE, AND RANGE OF MOTION.IN OUR CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM, PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE OR THOSE RECOVERING FROM HEART SURGERY RECEIVE MEDICALLY MONITORED EXERCISE TO IMPROVE ENDURANCE AND REGAIN THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.AHC REHAB'S DRIVER REHABILITATION PROGRAM DETERMINES WHETHER IT IS SAFE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO CONTINUE DRIVING FOLLOWING AN INJURY/ILLNESS OR AGE-RELATED CHANGES. A DRIVING PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE A CLINICAL EVALUATION WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF VISION, VISUAL PERCEPTION, COGNITION, REACTION TIME AND MOTOR SKILLS RELATED TO DRIVING. IT MAY ALSO INCLUDE A BEHIND-THE-WHEEL EVALUATION, IN ADDITION TO TRAINING CONDUCTED BY AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN DRIVING REHABILITATION.OUR CERTIFIED LYMPHEDEMA THERAPISTS PROVIDE DECONGESTIVE TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM A BUILDUP OF FLUID IN THE BODY, USUALLY IN THE ARMS AND LEGS. THE THERAPY IS OFTEN BENEFICIAL TO CANCER PATIENTS, WHO CAN EXPERIENCE LYMPHEDEMA FROM THEIR TREATMENT. THERAPY INVOLVES A SPECIALIZED MASSAGE TECHNIQUE CALLED MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE (MLD), SKIN AND NAIL CARE, COMPRESSION BANDAGING AND GARMENTS, REMEDIAL EXERCISE, AND SELF-CARE TRAINING. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE SWELLING, RESTORE MOBILITY, IMPROVE ANY DISFIGUREMENT, PREVENT INFECTION, AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE.