Rehabilitation Services
White Memorial Medical Center offers a multidisciplinary inpatient medical rehabilitation program to patients with disabilities or impairments imposed by injury or disease. Services and therapies are individually designed to improve patients' physical, psychosocial, communication and cognitive abilities. Our rehabilitation goal is to restore patients to a level of self-sufficiency that enables them to resume a functional and productive lifestyle. It is our commitment to deliver high quality and cost-effective services.
Our Services
We offer Acute Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Outpatient Services, Home Health Services, and Adult Day Care Services through AltaMed Senior Buena Care and Rugby Plaza Programs for the following conditions:
- Strokes/Neurological Disorders
- Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Fractures
- Amputations
- Joint Replacement
- Arthritis
- Burns
- Swallowing Disorders
- Pulmonary Disorders
Inpatient Rehabilitation Program
The inpatient rehabilitation program treats about 250 patients each year. Treatment is delivered under the medical direction of a physiatrist who is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Members of the interdisciplinary treatment team may include:
- Primary Care/Consulting Physicians
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Recreation Therapy
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- Social Services
- Community Training
- Home Site Evaluations
- Neurodiagnostics (EEG, EMG, ABR)
- Patient/Family Education and Counseling
- Pool Therapy
- Pet Therapy
- Referral/Coordination with Community Resources or Professional Services
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Programs
- General Rehabilitation Program
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic and Arthritis Rehabilitation
- Dysphagia Program
- Burn Rehabilitation
- Wound Care
Referral Process
To receive inpatient rehabilitation, a patient must be:
- Medically stable
- Able to tolerate 3 hours of therapy on a daily basis
- Have a Rehabilitation diagnosis
- Have an identified discharge plan
- Be referred by a physician, hospital or SNF
- Ventilator dependent patients
- Pediatric patients
WMMC provides on-site assessment of patients to determine eligibility for transfer to the Rehabilitation unit. If a patient is not an appropriate rehab candidate, alternative placement recommendations will be provided to referring case manager, hospital, physician or SNF.
Health Plans
White Memorial Medical Center has contracts with most major HMO plans and accepts most health plans (Medicare, Medi-Cal, Worker's Compensation, HMO).
Health plan authorization/qualification will be verified during the pre-admission process. If rehab services are not covered, alternative recommendations will be provided to referral source.
More Information
White Memorial Medical Center is accredited by Joint Commission. The inpatient rehabilitation program is CARF accredited.
Please call the Rehabilitation Admissions Coordinator at (323) 260-5836 or (800) 995-4389 for more information.
