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Acute Care Therapy

Acute care rehabilitation provides physical and occupational therapy for patients admitted to University of Mississippi Medical Center hospitals for medical reasons, including surgery and illness. The therapy staff has a broad knowledge of how disease and various surgeries can limit a patient’s functional mobility.

Services we offer

• Bodily energy conservation
• Discharge recommendations for continued therapy and/or equipment
• Joint protection rehabilitation
• Life management and daily living skills rehabilitation
• Motor skills, cognition, and visual perception rehabilitation
• Neuromuscular re-education
• Patient and family education
• Strengthening and reconditioning rehabilitation

Locations

Adult acute care rehabilitation, including occupational and physical therapy, is offered at various UMMC locations, including:

• Conerly Critical Care Hospital
• University Hospital
• UMMC Day Surgery at University Hospital
• Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants