Since the recent opening of the $3.5 million Physical Medicine and Stroke Center, housed in the Neuroscience Institute at NorthShore Regional Medical Center, patients with severe physical losses have a new resource. 

The Physical Medicine and Stroke Center, conveniently located in a separate facility on NorthShore’s campus, offers advanced technologies in an updated environment to complement the skill of our physicians and allied health professionals.  With a comprehensive team approach, citations for quality and all-private rooms, the Physical Medicine and Stroke Center gives patients advantages in regaining lost function. 

“We deliver aggressive full-service treatment for many serious conditions requiring inpatient rehabilitation care,” explains Abdolreza Vadiee, MD, Medical Director.  “We treat stroke, spinal cord injury, amputations, burns, brain injuries, multiple trauma, birth deformities and neurological disorders.”  

The Physical Medicine and Stroke Center brings contemporary advances in rehabilitation to the entire St. Tammany-Gulf  Coast region.  Loss of physical function due to severe illness and injury can strike persons of all ages and walks of life--with life-changing implications for the patient and family, often without warning.  If advanced rehabilitation is needed, the Physical Medicine and Stroke Center stands ready to deliver comprehensive services, close to home.  

As one of the fastest growing medical specialty areas, rehabilitation encompasses new technologies, treatments and therapies designed to restore lost function and improve quality of life.  The good news is that advanced care, such as that available in NorthShore’s new facility, can reach these goals more effectively than ever before, bringing new hope to each patient. 

“We believe that our new physical environment will enhance our care,” says Christopher Breland, RN, Director of Rehab Nursing.   “We’re proud that our facilities are especially designed for patient ease and comfort.”  

Each patient receives a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan.  Rehab care is enacted in a timely manner--in some cases when patients present in Emergency.  Patients may  see an array of many health professionals as they work to achieve specific goals.  Speech, physical and occupational therapies, and support from other health professionals, are intensive and focused.  In addition, patients and their families receive support and social services that help them work toward recovery, adapt to change and find resources they need.  

Physical Medicine and Stroke Center Advances:

• Comprehensive team approach from wide range of physicians and allied health professionals
• All-private rooms
• Upgraded facilities
• New technologies such as the Lokomat®, a system of robotic legs, treadmill and harness, working in concert to help patients who are unable to stand learn to walk again.
• High-quality services--Five Stars in Stroke Care from Healthgrades.com.

At NorthShore, we stand ready to help you and your family if you need inpatient rehabilitation care--close to home, with proven quality.  To learn more, call us at 1-888-NSRMC-4U.