Amputee Program

The Amputee Program at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital features a full continuum of care that includes inpatient, outpatient, and clinic services. We provide intensive, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients who have experienced an amputation of their lower extremity. Our amputee team therapists possess numerous years of experience and training specific to amputee rehabilitation.

Services
Mary Free Bed's full range of services ensures that patients and their families receive the specialized care they need for a patient’s return to their home and community. Our team is made up of rehabilitation specialists dedicated to the individualized care and treatment of each one of our patients.

Goals

Provide high quality care and treatment designed to meet the needs of each individual patient in a safe and therapeutic environment

Maximize functional independence in self-care, mobility, communication, adjustment, and wellness

Provide support, guidance, and education to patients and families regarding adjustment to changes related to an amputation

Facilitate a safe and effective discharge plan that will provide the patient and family a smooth transition and continuum of care

Ensure patient and family satisfaction for all services provided

Outcomes

Consistently exceed national benchmarks for functional gains per day of inpatient rehabilitation

Consistently return patients to home or homelike setting from our inpatient hospital stay

Consistently achieve exceptionally high satisfaction scores from patients and families

Continuum of Care
Our full range of services provides our patients with the specialized care they need throughout their entire rehab process. We work with our patients to achieve the highest level of physical, psychosocial, and vocational adjustment possible.

Treatment and Therapy Facilities
Mary Free Bed offers a variety of specialized services designed to make rehabilitation following an amputation quicker, smoother, and more effective. These include: our Independence Square™ (a simulated grocery store, restaurant, ATM, and other community environments), two Apartments for Daily Living, a therapeutic pool, an outdoor therapy area, and our Driver Rehabilitation Program.