Stroke Rehabilitation

If you are healing from a stroke, you are now on the road to recovery. Your medical team may recommend acute inpatient rehabilitation to help you restore function and regain your independence.

The Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program at Strong Memorial Hospital is the most established rehabilitation program in the region, with each team member bringing the highest level of expertise and compassion to the care of our patients.

Our Approach

Our multidisciplinary stroke team helps manage all aspects of recovery. While some patients recover within days, it is not unusual for recovery to take weeks to months.

To help stroke patients recover to their maximum potential, each patient is evaluated for their physical, occupational, and speech therapy needs, along with intensive rehabilitation and preventative care to minimize chances of a future stroke.

Neurological rehabilitation may consist of physical or occupational therapy, medicine prescription, modalities, orthotics / bracing, speech and language therapy, or neuropsychology and referrals to other disciplines when needed.

One Page Stroke Scope of Services (DOC)

Outpatient Scope of Services (DOC)

Our Staff

The acute inpatient rehabilitation staff at University of Rochester Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital is dedicated to both the physical and emotional well-being of our patients. We have staff with extensive experience and training, including Fellowship-trained physicians and Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurses, designations reserved for the highest-level experts in rehabilitative care.

Cutting-edge Equipment

The Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program at Strong Memorial Hospital offers advanced technology to help patients make progress in their recovery.

What Sets Us Apart?

Our Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program is the most established rehabilitation program in the region. And we provide the benefit of continuing your rehabilitative care at the same hospital where you received medical treatment for your stroke.

The department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation gained accreditation from CARF (Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) and the Magnet Recognition Program (the gold standard of nursing), becoming the first of its kind in upstate New York to be integrated directly with both a Level 1 Trauma Center and a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. These designations reflect higher patient satisfaction and better patient outcomes.

As part of an integrated academic health system, we track our patients’ results, including functional improvement, level of satisfaction, and return to home. Our results rank among the highest in New York State.