Inpatient Rehabilitation
Inpatient Rehabilitation & Specialized Physical Therapy Programs
Touro Rehabilitation Center in New Orleans, LA, is one of the premier rehabilitation centers in the country, offering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services that promote healing and recovery for patients experiencing catastrophic limb loss injuries, neurological disorders and diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke, spinal cord injury, and brain injury. Touro Rehabilitation Center helps restore function to individuals with a wide variety of medical and physical complications, enabling them to lead active, productive, independent, and fulfilling lives.
Inpatient Rehabilitation Services
Patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities are medically complex. Touro’s specialized rehabilitation programs are housed in the main hospital, full service acute care is available around-the-clock to respond to any medical or surgical complications. Touro Rehabilitation Center has the advantage of having specialized hospitalists in-house to respond to any urgent or emergency need 24/7. Along with the expert skills of the board-certified rehabilitation physicians who care for our patients daily, Touro’s full complement of medical and surgical sub-specialties are available to provide services and consultations as needed. These include cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology (dialysis), infectious disease, endocrine, orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery, wound care, intensive care, imaging, laboratory services and other specialties.
General Rehabilitation
General inpatient rehabilation therapy programs are designed for individuals who have arthritis, an orthopedic injury, neuromuscular disease, burns, deconditioning or any combination of these diagnoses.
Touro’s dedicated inpatient general rehabilitation program focuses on physical disabilities due to an accident or illness. We also assist individuals in setting and achieving realistic educational, vocational, social and leisure goals. Through comprehensive therapies with an emphasis on patient and family education, we ease the transition from the hospital to home.
Nationally Recognized #1 Inpatient Rehabilitation
Ranked #1 on Newsweek's list of America's Best Physical Rehab Centers in 2021, Touro Rehabilitation Center is one of the premiere rehabilitation programs in the country. This recognition highlights the nation’s top inpatient rehabilitation facilities based on the quality of care, quality of service, quality of follow-up care, accommodations, and amenities.
Specialized CARF Programs
Touro’s inpatient rehabilitation services, located on the Touro campus in New Orleans, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and provides the education and skills needed to prepare patients for transition home after an acute stay.
Touro Rehabilitation Center has been CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accredited for more than 30 years and currently enjoys accreditation in the following programs:
- Inpatient General Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury Specialty Program
- Brain Injury Specialty Program
- Stroke Specialty Program
- Amputation Specialty Program
Inpatient Admissions Criteria
Inpatient referrals are accepted based on specific qualifications.
- Be at least 16 years old.
- Have appropriate diagnosis.
- Require close medical supervisions by a PM&R physician.
- Require 24-hour availability of an RN who specializes in rehabilitation.
- Have ability to do 3 hours per day of therapy, no less than 5 days a week.
- Require a coordinated, interdisciplinary team approach.
- Have realistic goals requiring rehabilitation.
- Unable to be treated in a less intensive setting, such as SNF, outpatient, or home health.
- Have family-social support and an anticipated discharge plan.
Contact us
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 5 pm504.897.8560
TouroRehabReferrals@LCMChealth.org
Inpatient Resources
- Rehabilitation Scope of Services
- Rehabilitation Outcomes
- Rehabilitation Referral Brochure
