Pediatric Rehabilitation
Inpatient rehabilitation services are provided through our rehabilitation hospitals located in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation
At Trustpoint Rehabilitation Hospital of Lubbock, we provide children with a specialized level of rehabilitative care. By providing this service in Lubbock, families can choose to have their local pediatricians follow their children throughout their continuum of care.
We treat children with:
- Brain injuries
- Burns
- Multiple trauma
- Neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Orthopedic disorders, including scoliosis
- Spasticity
- Spinal cord injuries
- Strokes
- Cardiac or pulmonary issues
If you have a question about whether we provide treatment for a condition or diagnosis not listed, please email us or call us at 806.749.2222.
How we provide care
Our medical professionals work as a team with our families and our younger patients to create individualized treatment plans so our patients can progress at their own ability levels. Our rehabilitation team includes specially trained clinicians such as pediatricians, nurses, case managers, and occupational, speech and physical therapists – among other medical professionals. It is led by our full-time medical director who is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Our healthcare team provides your child with 24-hour rehabilitative nursing care and daily physician management. Our young patients and their family members have access to private patient rooms that includes a sleeper chair for family members and caregivers. Also, for those who would like a place to stay nearby, we have negotiated discounted rates at area hotels. Please email us for information.
We offer child-oriented treatment areas that include a pediatric gym, and a therapeutic courtyard to allow practice on different terrains such as ramps, stairs, gravel, dirt, curb, curb cut-outs, raised garden area and wood decking. We also offer patient and family education and an outdoor patio area for guests.
Services we provide include:
- Mobility training
- Self-care training
- Rehabilitation nursing care
- Respiratory care to treat, manage, control and provide diagnostic evaluation of the cardiopulmonary system
- Speech, memory and cognitive therapy
- Physical therapy to help with balance and mobility
- Occupational therapy to help perform daily activities, including guided community outings and home evaluations
- Wound care to help in the healing, prevention, and management of wounds
- Neuropsychology that focuses on how the brain and rest of the nervous system influence a person’s cognitive skills and behaviors
- Prosthetic consults, fittings, and equipment assistance
- Wheelchair evaluations
- Swallowing therapy
- Pain management
Why Rehabilitative Care?
At Ernest Health, we know that inpatient rehabilitative care is significant to a patient’s healing process.
Patients who receive rehabilitative services often experience positive results in regaining or improving productivity and independence. For example, a recent national study shows that patients treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities have better long-term results than those treated in skilled nursing facilities. The study, which was commissioned by the ARA Research institute, shows that patients treated in rehabilitation hospitals live longer, have less hospital and ER visits, and remain longer in their homes without additional outpatient services.
These patients:
- Returned home from their initial stay two weeks earlier
- Remained home nearly two months longer
Top 10%
Recognized in the Nation’s Top 10%
Trustpoint Rehabilitation Hospital of Lubbock has been ranked by the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR), a non-for-profit corporation that was developed with support from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation research, a component of the U.S. Department of Education. It ranks rehabilitation facilities based upon care that is patient-centered, effective, efficient, and timely.
Through UDSMR, our hospitals collaborate with our peers throughout the United States to share information and establish best practices for patients. This helps us elevate rehabilitative care for everyone across the United States.