Helen Hayes Hospital

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Founded in 1900, Helen Hayes Hospital is believed to be the first freestanding state-operated rehabilitation hospital in the United States. Today, it is one of the nation’s most dynamic and progressive rehabilitation facilities, recognized as a center of innovation and excellence in physical rehabilitation medicine and research. The hospital is ideally situated to care for patients from throughout the tri-state New York metropolitan region and beyond. Our reputation for excellence, earned over a century of care, is one reason that medical professionals refer their most complex rehabilitation cases to us and that patients choose us for their physical rehabilitation.Helen Hayes Hospital’s 155-bed state-of-the-art facility provides comprehensive medical and therapeutic services to people of all ages who have physical disabilities and chronic disabling diseases. The hospital’s goal is to help people achieve the highest level of independence possible, by restoring mobility, functioning and confidence, so they may return to active, healthy lives. Services include both acute and subacute inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient therapy, a Day Hospital and a Transitional Rehabilitation Center serving those with traumatic brain injuries. Outcome statistics demonstrate that the vast majority of patients return home following discharge.Upon admission to a rehabilitation program, each patient is treated by a multidisciplinary team, consisting of specialty physicians, physical, occupational and speech therapists, nurses, recreation therapists, social workers, dieticians, and other professionals. The team works closely with the patient, family and insurer to ensure that rehabilitation goals are met in a timely and effective manner. HHH treats patients with a variety of disorders and special needs, including: traumatic spinal cord and brain injury; stroke; cardiac and pulmonary disorders; multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders; osteoporosis; multiple fractures; orthopedic disorders; and amputation.

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