Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation

Helping Little Patients Make Big Strides

Children who are admitted to the hospital due to illness, surgery or an accident may need rehabilitative care during their hospitalization. St. Luke’s Children’s has a team of pediatric physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language pathologists who can evaluate and treat your child. With a physician’s direction, a pediatric therapist will evaluate and offer immediate treatment while collaborating with the medical team at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.

Girl works on walking with the help of her walker and her physical therapist

Your Child's Hospital Stay

A pediatric rehabilitation team member may see your child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), mother and baby unit, pediatric unit, pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), or pediatric inpatient rehabilitation unit (IRU). St. Luke’s inpatient rehabilitation therapists are specially trained to work with trauma, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, general surgery, and hospital-based patients.

The inpatient rehabilitation team works closely with ancillary staff and medical team members to provide the highest standard of care for immediate intervention and transition of care for ongoing needs. We will work with you and your child to determine the appropriate solution for continued services, if needed, and provide the collaboration and scheduling for seamless care.

Supporting Your Child

Newborn Intensive Care and NICUs
The neonatology teams in our newborn intensive care units (NICU) are dedicated to the needs of our tiniest patients—premature and severely ill infants—and their families.
Children's Care Coordination
Care coordination is a family-driven, patient-focused, and physician-led program that promotes community-based, coordinated care for children with special and medically complex health care needs and their families.
Pediatric Home Health
Families can rely on a dedicated team of home health professionals who care for newborns, children, and teens with skill and kindness, in the patient's home.