St.
Luke’s Hospital Outpatient Rehab Department on the Move
St. Luke’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Center has
moved to 799B W. Mills Street, Columbus. This new location is in the Columbus
Professional Center (on Highway 108 between Kentucky Fried Chicken and
Mountain View BBQ).
This convenient location includes an open gym and private treatment rooms
where the licensed, experienced staff motivate, educate and initiate personalized
rehab care to help patients on the road to recovery. Using exercise, empowerment
and treatment modalities such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, traction
and iontophoresis, the staff provides one on one attentive care and a
wide range of services to help clients reach their maximum level of function.
“Motivation, education and support are vital to patients who are
recovering from joint surgery, accidents, work related injuries, sprains
and strains, and neurological problems,” said Scott McDermott, licensed
occupational therapist and director of the St. Luke’s Rehab Services.
“Depending on recovery, some patients may require more time in the
center with a therapist. Others can learn exercises to practice at home.”
McDermott, director of St. Luke’s rehab services for inpatients
and outpatients, also provides one-on-one care to assist patients with
activities for daily living following illness, injury or surgery affecting
hands and upper extremities. In addition, he is certified by the Arthritis
Foundation to teach an Arthritis Self-Help Course designed to reduce the
impact arthritis can have on people’s lives and encourage a positive
approach to the problem.
In addition to McDermott, the Rehab Staff includes Teri Kirk, certified
occupational therapy assistant; Laura Walker, Linda Stroud and Andrea
Cline, licensed physical therapy assistants; Bryan Federico, Steve Duncan,
Jim Sullenberger, Diana Blanton and Sarah Baxley, licensed physical therapists;
Jenelle Satterfield, rehab tech; and Colden O’Dell, rehab administrative
assistant, who manages the office, patient scheduling and insurance pre-certification.
All patients seen at St. Luke’s Rehab are treated only by fully
educated and state licensed professionals.
St. Luke’s Rehab Services also include Speech Therapy for people
recovering from the effects of a stroke and for those with other speech
or swallowing disorders. Teresa Mace, a certified speech pathologist,
works one-on-one with her patients who require alternative methods of
communicating or those who face cognitive problems due to stroke or injury
and need to “retrain the brain.”
Mace has completed advanced training to provide neuromuscular electrical
stimulation to treat swallowing disorders. VitalStim Therapy is the only
FDA-approved treatment for use on the throat to increase function of the
swallowing muscles. At the same time, our trained speech pathologist helps
patients “re-educate” their oral motor muscles through rehabilitation
therapy.
Whether it’s learning to swallow following a stroke or recovering
from a knee replacement, patients are treated with courtesy and respect
by the licensed, professional staff at St. Luke’s Hospital Outpatient
Rehabilitation Center where services are provided in a pleasant, friendly
environment. With professional skills and personal interaction, the rehab
staff of works one-on-one to help patients back to work and play, for
healthier living.
According to McDermott, the outpatient center accepts most insurance plans,
but it’s extremely important for physicians and patients with Medicare
to know there will be no monetary cap or limit on the number of visits
to a hospital-based outpatient rehab center as long as medical necessity
is met.
“This insures patients will receive a continuum of care from the
same professionals. Privately owned rehab clinics in many cases are limited
on the number of visits a Medicare patient can be treated before the patient
is either discharged and readmitted to another facility that is hospital-based
or the patient is asked to unnecessarily pay for skilled therapy services
privately out of their own pockets,” McDermott said.
For a minimal charge, the new outpatient center also offers an incentive
program for patients who want to continue working out and getting stronger
after they have been discharged from therapy.
For further information regarding St. Luke’s Hospital Rehabilitation
Services, please call (828) 894-8419.
St. Luke's is going
Smoke Free on Nov. 17!
No Butts About It: St. Luke's Is Going Smokefree On Nov.
17, 2005, Great American Smokeout Day, St. Luke's Hospital will become
a smokefree environment. As you know, smoking is already prohibited inside
our building. The new policy will extend that ban, prohibiting smoking
both inside and on the grounds of St. Luke's Hospital. This new policy
will affect patients, their visitors, all staff members, physicians, volunteers
and contractors.
We hope you will support this positive change and help ensure a smooth
transition of the new policy. We believe that as healthcare providers,
we must also set the example, make a commitment to wellness and model
healthy behaviors.
Our goals are to have no tobacco use visible to any patients, to keep
our entrances free from smoke, and to encourage and support our staff
members who currently smoke to quit for their own health.
We recognize this change will be difficult for some. St. Luke's will continue
to provide smoking cessation classes as well as other resources to assist
smokers during this transition. It's our sincere hope that this transition
will go smoothly as we communicate our
new policy during the coming months.
Special packets will be distributed to patients, visitors, volunteers
and staff who need help coping with the stress of not smoking. As in the
past, patients will have access to nicotine replacements to help them
deal with hospitalization. Patients in the Gero-Psych unit are the only
exemptions to the new policy.
Thank you for your support as we take this important step to create a
healthier environment for our patients and a smokefree workplace for our
staff. As a provider for health and wellness, St. Luke's is making this
change to promote the health of our staff, patients and the community.
Read more:
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Our new MRI capabilities
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a non-invasive exam
that uses no radiation to create exquisite soft tissue images that are
unavailable by any other means. MRI exams are done on-site, by a high-field
mobile unit from Rutherford Hospital. This unit visits St. Luke’s
every Thursday between the hours of 12:30 and 5:00 p.m. MRI is used to
examine the following:
- Brain
- Extremities
- Joints
- Lumbar
- Thoracic
- Cervical Spine
St.
Luke's presents A Simply Smashing Evening!
St. Luke’s Horse Show Benefit Raised Funds for Orthopaedic Equipment
