{"id":25175,"date":"2019-07-01T08:38:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T14:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=25175"},"modified":"2021-11-02T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T16:03:47","slug":"new-inpatient-rehabilitation-unit-opens-today-at-uchealth-broomfield-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/new-inpatient-rehabilitation-unit-opens-today-at-uchealth-broomfield-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"New inpatient rehabilitation unit now open at UCHealth Broomfield Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UCHealth and Boulder Community Health<\/a> (BCH) have opened a new 18-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit at UCHealth Broomfield Hospital<\/a> offering comprehensive, individualized services for patients recovering from such conditions as stroke, neurological disorders, brain or spinal cord injuries, amputation, trauma injuries and complex orthopedic cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cBCH\u2019s vision is to thoughtfully develop partnerships that help us create and care for the healthiest community in the nation. Combining resources with UCHealth at this state-of-the-art facility is an important step in that direction. Rehabilitation care is extremely important to our patients, helping them regain their health and independence after serious medical conditions,\u201d said Dr. Robert Vissers, BCH president and CEO. \u201cWe look forward to working with providers and hospitals across the north metro area to care for their patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partnership between UCHealth and BCH, announced last August, expands access to vital inpatient rehabilitation services and builds on the care BCH has been providing for many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new rehab unit combines the expertise of staff and specialists from both BCH and UCHealth, providing advanced therapy services to help restore strength, function and independence for patients recovering from serious injuries or illness,\u201d said Dr. Kelly Bookman<\/a>, interim president of UCHealth Broomfield Hospital. \u201cBroomfield Hospital\u2019s expansion of services we provide to the community now will include comprehensive and individualized rehabilitation treatment of neurological, orthopedic and other medical conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Broomfield Hospital opened almost three years ago and has continued to expand the services it provides by adding numerous specialists such as orthopedic surgeons to provide advanced care, close to home, for patients in this community.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cOur nurses, therapists, staff and providers are looking forward to the official opening of this unit,\u201d said Dr. Jackie Arends<\/a>, medical director of the new rehabilitation unit. \u201cWe will be caring for patients who suffer life-changing medical events with the goal of helping them get back to living their extraordinary lives as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Therapists in the new unit are senior-level clinicians specializing in neurology, and nursing staff are trained with specialty rehab certifications. The rehabilitation unit in the newly equipped space features:<\/p>\n