WONDERLAB

WONDERLAB'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL DIAGNOSES WITHIN THE INLAND EMPIRE. DURING 2023 WONDERLAB SERVICED A TOTAL OF 13,287 APPOINTMENTS FOR OT/PT AND ST SERVICES. OF THOSE VISITS 2,361 WERE NEW INCIDENTS IN 2023 (MEANING THE FIRST CONTACT FOR A SPECIFIC SERVICE, THIS COULD BE A COMPLETELY NEW PATIENT, OR AN ESTABLISHED PATIENT WITH A NEW SERVICE ADDED). SINCE ADOPTING TELEHEALTH DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE CONTINUED WITH A HYBRID TELEHEALTH AND IN PERSON PLATFORM THROUGHOUT 2023 WHICH OFFERS UNIQUE BENEFITS TO BOTH FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEES. ANOTHER TENANT OF WONDERLAB IS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE THERAPISTS. WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS THROUGH PROVIDING CLINICAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY'S SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAM, ST. AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY AND WITH UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS IN THEIR COMMUNICATION SCIENCE DISORDERS PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY BY TEACHING 3 COURSES IN THE ENTRY LEVEL AND POST PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS SPECIFIC TO PEDIATRIC THERAPY. WONDERLAB PARTNERED WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, UNIVERSITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY TO HOST GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR FIELDWORK TRAINING. FINALLY, WE HOSTED, SUPPORT GROUPS AND LANGUAGE GROUPS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADD TO THE WHOLENESS AND CONTINUATION OF CARE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR THIRD AND FINAL TENANT IS TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH RELATED TO THERAPY. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH UNIVERSITY OF RIVERSIDE STUDENTS IN THE BIO-ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ON THEIR RESEARCH PROPOSALS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS CONTENT EXPERTS AND HOPE TO MOVE INTO DATA COLLECTION SOON. OUR LONG-TERM GOALS INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC SPECIFIC THERAPY VISITS WE COMPLETE NEXT YEAR, CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH OUR LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, CONTINUE TO HOST STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS, AND HOST ANOTHER WONDERLAB WORKSHOP.