Spine Program
Spinal Cord Injury Program
The Rehabilitation Center at University Health Care is the only organization in Utah accredited by CARF for Spinal Cord Injury System of Care. Our Spinal Cord Injury Program accreditation includes accreditations for 2 programs: Spinal Cord System of Care for Adults and Spinal Cord System of Care for Adolescents. Also our Community Rehabilitation Services (CRS) program is accredited for Home- and Community -Based Rehabilitation Programs. These accreditations can ensure you, our patients and families that the care you receive through the Rehabilitation Center is amongst the best in the nation.
University Health Care's Rehabilitation Center offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary program for persons who have spinal cord injury/dysfunction. Our goal is to provide the highest level of function by creating a personalized rehabilitation plan. The rehab plan will help the person served and their family, set and reach physical, mental and emotional goals to enable the patient to return to the community.
Persons who have spinal cord injury experience a number of functional limitations which may include not being able to walk, dress, feed themselves or feel hot, cold or pain. Depending on the extent and location of spinal cord damage a person may not be able to speak or breathe independently. Spinal cord damage often impairs a person's bowel, bladder and sexual function as well.
Diagnoses
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia now called Tetraplegia-impairment level at C5 and below
- Quadriplegia now called Tetraplegia-impairment level C4 and above with or without dependence on ventilator
- Myelopathy
- Other neuromuscular disorders
Our Team
- Physical & Medical Rehabilitation Physicians
- Medical/Surgical Specialty Services
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Respiratory Therapy
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Neuropsychology/Psychology
- Social Work
- School Liaison
- Nurse Liaison
- Case Manager
- Discharge Coordinator
Specialized Programs
- Adaptive driving evaluation
- Assistive technology/Augmentative communication
- Community resource referrals
- Drug & alcohol abuse treatment
- IV Home Care
- Individualized clinical pharmacy teaching
- Marital & sexual counseling
- Nutrition services & counseling
- Outpatient follow-up care
- Patient & family education
- Patient & family counseling
- Prosthetics & orthotics fitting & training
- Rehabilitation engineering
- Social services
- Swallowing retraining
- Vocational counseling & evaluation
- Wheelchair evaluation & fitting
Continuous Care
The Rehabilitation Center provides continuous care for individuals with spinal cord injury from admission to inpatient services, home and community-based services, and outpatient services to follow-up care. Patient care is based on individual abilities and response to treatment. The Spinal Cord Injury Program Staff involve the patient and family in goal setting and encourage the family to participate in all phases of treatment. Treatment is goal directed, cost effective and outcome oriented.
The Spinal Cord Injury Program recognizes the right of the patient and family to consumer satisfaction. Physicians and staff adhere to the highest ethical standards at all times.
The Rehabilitation Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for adult programs in comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation, and home and community based rehabilitation.
For more information or to make a referral,
please call (801) 58-REHAB (587-3422).
