For patients who have suffered from multiple trauma injuries, the Rehabilitation Institute of South Florida at Memorial Regional Hospital South strives to provide a safe, supportive, therapeutic environment to help patients improve their mobility and reach their personal goals.

We recognize that the treatment goals and recovery time varies from patient to patient. Depending on the symptoms, your individual treatment plan may include:

• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Speech therapy
• Recreational therapy
• Neuropsychology
• Dietary
• Pharmacy
• Animal-assisted therapy

Our multidisciplinary rehabilitation team works with our patients and families to design a plan of care that is both personalized and progressive, utilizing some of the latest in treatments and technologies to help meet the patient's needs.

Therapy often involves repositioning, range-of-motion activities and strengthening exercises to enhance movement. Therapy may also involve balance retraining, facilitation of return to walking, and facilitation of independence in activities of daily living (ADLs) such as dressing, bathing and using the toilet. In addition to helping the patient regain independence, these treatments can help prevent complications of multiple trauma including infection and bed sores. Encouraging physical movement is critical to recovery. In cases of speech and language challenges, alternative forms of communications such as pictures, verbal cues, writing and computers may be used. Innovative techniques are used to assist in regaining control of swallowing muscles.

Determination Drive, our realistic, simulated community environment, includes a fully functioning apartment, a car, library and grocery store to allow you the opportunity to practice everyday challenges prior to returning home.

Your rehabilitation team works closely with you and your support system to design and implement a personalized plan of care to aid in your recovery and to help improve your quality of life and long-term function. Our physicians, nurses, therapists and staff are specifically trained in rehabilitation medicine for the treatment and recovery of multiple trauma. We offer leading-edge technologies and innovations, including robotics, gait-assistance and swallowing therapies, along with the expertise of master's and doctorate-level degree therapists and rehabilitation-trained nurses in our efforts to provide the highest quality of care.

At the Rehabilitation Institute of South Florida at Memorial Regional Hospital South, we strive to provide a safe, supportive environment. At times, multiple trauma patients have little or no awareness of their surroundings or understanding of the impact the trauma has had on their abilities. As part of our commitment to patient safety, our beds are equipped with exit alarms. These alarms are used when we feel a patient is not safe to transfer out of bed alone. The alarm alerts staff if a patient attempts to exit the bed unassisted. In addition, patients at risk of wandering off the unit unattended may be given a roaming alert bracelet device to monitor their movement and help prevent falls or elopements during their hospital stay.

We recognize that families and their caregivers are important members of the rehabilitation team. We offer a patient- and family-centered care approach that allows 24-hour visitation with bedside accommodations for overnight stays if desired. We also encourage families to attend weekly conferences with their loved one to discuss progress and plans for discharge directly with their personalized team of caregivers. We encourage family participation in your daily therapy sessions and also provide an evaluation of your home by our therapy team if needed prior to discharge.

By combining some of the latest in advanced technology with highly trained staff within a beautiful, therapeutic environment, we are able to support patients in their efforts to regain function and independence.

We have many resources for multiple trauma patients and their families to help further support you and your recovery. For questions about admission or to arrange a tour of our facility, please call 954-634-5658 954-518-5725.