The mission of the 20-bed acute rehabilitation unit at
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is to deliver comprehensive rehabilitation services of the highest quality in order to improve the functional independence of those we serve.
We provide services to patients who have suffered from disabling illness or injury, including but not limited to:
• Stroke
• Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
• Non-traumatic Brain Injury
• Neuropathy and Myopathy
• Hip Fracture
• Major Joint Replacements
• Amputation
• Neurological Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Multiple Trauma
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Cardiac Disease
• Cancer
Patients in the program receive a minimum of three hours of therapy each day, five or more days a week, based on your individualized needs.
Most patients discharged from the unit return home or to other community settings.
Patient Outcomes
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is pleased to share information about the acute rehabilitation program, including the latest available data on patient outcomes.
Medical Directors
Physiatrists Pasquale Colavita, DO, and Tony Tsai, MD, are board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians.
Nationally Accredited
The acute rehab unit is accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Contact Us
For more information or referrals: 610.237.4721.
The Acute Rehab program is housed on the 7
th floor of Nazareth Hospital and offers a rehab team that is dedicated to providing you with high-quality rehabilitative services in an intimate and friendly atmosphere. This 20-bed unit delivers high patient satisfaction and excellent
patient outcomes. Nationally accredited by the
Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), this program offers comprehensive therapy for several hours a day, seven days a week so you can maximize your recovery.
Nazareth is the two-time recipient of the Top Performing Rehab Program Award from UDS (Uniform Data Systems).
Scope of Care
For each patient, we develop a comprehensive and individualized rehab program to be carried out by care takers and therapist. This unit’s friendly atmosphere will allow you and your care takers and therapist to get to know each other on a personal level. You will feel comfortable to ask questions and give real input into your therapy plan.
To qualify for this program, a patient must have functional limitations that require this level of therapy. Areas of limitations may include:
- Self-care skills
- Mobility
- Safety
- Bowel and bladder function
- Energy conservation
- Pain
- Strength
- Cognition
- Communication
- Swallowing
- Community reintegration
Discharge planning is an integral part any rehab program. Each individual's discharge plan includes provisions for the environment they'll enter when they leave the Unit. The majority of our patients return to community settings.
In addition, patients admitted to this program must meet specific criteria, including needing at least two of the following (physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech):
- Require specialized Physician Management (Physiatry)
- Require 24-hour rehabilitation nursing and supervision
- Can participate in an intensive level of at least two therapies, three hours a day, five or more days per week
- Have a stable discharge disposition
Patients admitted to this program typical have a variety of different diagnoses. Some of the more common are:
- Strokes
- Lower extremity joint replacements
- Hip fractures and other orthopedic conditions
- Polyarthritis
- Neurological disorders
- Amputations
- Congenital deformities
Patient OutcomesNazareth Hospital is pleased to share
information about patient outcomes.
Contact UsFor admission information, call RN Admissions Liaison Lisa Bailey, BSN, RN, at 215.828.3851.