
The Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Center at Opelousas General Health System helps people return home and regain their highest level of functioning as quickly as possible after an event or illness requiring hospitalization. One of the many specialized services offered at Opelousas General Health System South Campus, the Rehabilitation Center is located on the second floor of the hospital, in our self-contained inpatient unit.
We take a multidisciplinary approach to your care. Your team is managed by the physiatrist and Medical Physician, and includes you, family members, rehabilitation nurses, case manager/social workers, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists and dietitians.
Communication among caregivers is critical to a patient's well-being. Our team meets weekly to discuss each patient's progress. Based on the results of these discussions, treatment plans are adjusted and/or amended as necessary. Our program of treatment stresses family interaction and recognizes the importance of education as a support tool. Because family involvement is an integral part of successful rehabilitation treatment and recovery, family members are offered individualized family/caregiver education and training prior to discharge.
Upon admission to the Rehab Unit, each patient is thoroughly evaluated to determine treatment procedures and an individualized program is designed based on the patient's needs. Inpatient rehab offers an intensive interdisciplinary program that provides a minimum of 3 hours of therapy a day, five days a week, while receiving 24 hour direct nursing care and active physician oversight. This specialized program enables the individual to develop or recover their natural abilities to perform functional activities at the highest and safest level possible. Criteria for inpatient rehab is a decline from baseline level of function, requiring two disciplines (PT, OT, ST), one of which must be PT or OT, and have a medical need to receive care in a hospital. All patients are screened by the clinical liaison and reviewed with the medical director for admission criteria.
The Rehabilitation Center provides highly specialized care for a variety of debilitating illnesses including but not limited the following:
If you or a loved one are in need of these services, contact your primary care physician, Heather Caviness, Program Director, or Lacey Huffman, Clinical Liaison, at 337-948-2283.