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The Rehabilitation Services Department at Decatur County Hospital provides Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy. Our goal is to help our patients recover from illness or injury in order to return to a normal active lifestyle. Our staff is dedicated to providing the best care possible in a compassionate manner.
Therapy is initiated after a referral from your doctor. As a patient you are able to receive therapy in the setting that fits your needs. We provide care in the hospital as well as outpatient and home care. In the hospital, therapy is directed to facilitate your return home. If you are unsafe to go home and require further therapy, we are able to do this through our skilled program. Many times a patient may start with therapy in the hospital and then complete their rehabilitation program as an outpatient or in their own home.
Physical Therapists (PT) are hands on specialists that help decrease pain, restore function, and improve mobility. Services include: orthopeadic, joint replacement, neurological, arthritis, gait training, therapeutic exercises, pain management, balance impairments, wound care, lymphedema, and education on prevention of injury.
Occupational Therapists (OT) are creative specialists in facilitating independence with daily activities. Treatment may focus on: feeding, dressing, grooming, positioning, adaptive equipment, home safety,hand therapy, therapeutic exercises, splinting, and visual perceptual programs.
Speech Therapists are pathologists trained in treating speech disorders, language, and swallowing. Treatment may focus on: verbal and written expression, reading comprehension, slurred speech, stuttering, language delay, voice and/or swallowing disorders.
For more information call 641-446-2219.
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