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UR Medicine's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation opens new Brain Injury Rehab Unit

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

UR Medicine opens new $7M brain injury rehab unit at Strong Memorial Hospital​

 

“The unit is physically designed to appropriately manage patients with cognitive and behavioral deficits and accounts for the clinical, physical, cognitive, communication, and nutritional conditions necessary to create an optimal environment for the brain to heal,” says Heather Ma, M.D., Medical Director of Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation and Chief of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Medicine. “The staff are uniquely qualified to guide recovery, help patients improve or maintain function, and improve overall health and quality of life after an acute brain injury.”

 

“This new unit strengthens our ability to provide integrated and coordinated care for cognitively impaired brain injury patients,” says Rajeev Patel M.D., chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. “Keeping these patients here at Strong Memorial allows easier coordination of care with their acute care physicians who, in many cases, are only a floor away. Our unique service line model allows for our brain injury rehabilitation medicine physicians to provide continuity of care from acute floor consultation, admission and medical management on our new brain injury unit, and follow-up in the outpatient clinic setting after discharge,” Patel says.

 

“The Acute Brain Injury Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit adds much needed acute rehab beds to our community and expands UR Medicine’s capacity to deliver advanced and integrated care to trauma and stroke patients who come to us from our affiliates and other hospitals in the region,” says Kathy Parrinello, Strong Memorial chief operating officer.   

 

References: Rochester Beacon: UR Medicine opens acute brain injury rehab unit

Rochester Business Journal: $7 Million Advanced Brain Injury Rehab Unit opens at Strong 

WHEC: New $7M brain injury unit opens at Strong Hospital

Spectrum: New brain injury rehab unit opens at Strong Memorial Hospital

13WHAM: Strong Memorial Hospital unveils advanced brain injury unit

WROC: New brain injury rehab unit opens at Strong Memorial Hospital

UR Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Welcomes Eun Ha Lee, M.D., Ph.D

Friday, December 1, 2023

UR Medicine is please to welcome Dr. Eun Ha Lee to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Lee is board certified in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Her clinical interests are in electrodiagnostic testing (EMGs) and musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Lee earned her Medical Degree in 1994 from College of Medicine, Korea University. In 2009, she completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Rochester Medical Center.