Services
Acute Physical Rehabilitation
Getting back to the best life possible
When a health emergency strikes and you or a loved one needs rehabilitation, you want the most highly-trained therapists in a setting that will give you the best possible recovery from your condition. Since 1990, Adventist Health Lodi Memorial’s inpatient Acute Physical Rehabilitation (APR) program has given thousands of individuals the opportunity to recover from a major illness or injury and return home to their loved ones.
Quality care, innovative techniques and compassionate support
Common conditions treated in our Acute Physical Rehabilitation unit include:
Offering the most advanced care for recovery
Our service is designed to decrease stress and help ease the process of recovery for both the patient, family and caregivers.
A full array of specialists working together
When you are receiving inpatient rehabilitation, you get access to a full array of specialists who work together on a plan of care tailored to you. Our team is led by Dr. Rabeep Grewal, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation. A patient may be seen by one or more of these specialists:
- Care managers
- Occupational therapists
- Physical therapists
- Recreational therapists
- Registered dieticians
- Rehabilitation nurses
- Respiratory therapists
- Social workers
- Speech-language pathologists
- Chaplains
Comprehensive rehabilitation services, activities and technologies
Acute rehabilitation differs from the traditional skilled nursing facility by offering an extra level of care designed for patients who need an intensive, coordinated approach to overcome their new challenges. In our unit, patients spend a majority of the day out of bed participating in therapy or social activities.
Patients who come to our program can expect:
- On-site diagnostic testing and specialist consultations, ensuring comprehensive healthcare support and emergent response if needed
- In-person visits by the rehabilitation physician at least five days a week
- A minimum of three hours of therapy per day, six to seven days a week
- One-on-one therapy sessions
- Family and caregiver training and education throughout the stay
- Meals in the patient dining room for social dining and therapeutic training
- Access to a beautiful healing garden
- State-of-the-art technology, such as Dynavision™ for the treatment of visual and attention deficits and Bioness™ electrical stimulation for the recovery of arm and leg function
The admissions process
Referrals are often made by hospital case managers, physicians, therapists or family members and friends. Our admissions team will support the process moving forward, including working with the admitting physician and patient insurance.
To qualify for admission, the patient must:
- Be diagnosed by a physician with a condition or deficit requiring an acute rehabilitation program
- Be medically stable
- Require at least two or more therapies (physical therapy, occupational therapy, and/or speech therapy)
- Be able to tolerate a minimum of three hours of therapy per day
- Have a discharge plan in place
Provider Spotlight
Meet Dr. Rabeep Grewal
Dr. Rabeep Grewal, MD, is a highly experienced physician certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. With fluency in English, Punjabi and Hindi, she provides exceptional care to our diverse range of patients in the Acute Physical Rehabilitation program. Dr. Grewal’s expertise greatly enhances the county’s longest running Inpatient rehabilitation program, which has served the Lodi community for over 35 years.