Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Unit
at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale

Experience is what makes the Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Unit at Northwest Medical Center at the Springdale location unique.

In Northwest Arkansas there are two inpatient rehabilitation units for you and your family to choose. Inpatient rehab is sometimes necessary after hospitalization due to illness, debilitating condition or even a long period of inactivity while hospitalized. The things we’ve always taken for granted like breathing, walking, eating, and taking care of ourselves become seemingly insurmountable tasks. Dealing effectively with these medical challenges involves the expertise of the rehabilitation team. Inpatient rehab will teach a patient how to be safe when returning to an active lifestyle.

Below are the TOP  REASONS to CHOOSE the Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Unit at Northwest Medical Center.

1. Experienced Medical Director with specialized training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Pain Management.
2. Highly skilled therapists in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech/Cognitive Therapy.
3. All professional staff, Registered Nurses, in rehabilitation nursing.
4. Hands on personalized sessions provided in our therapy gyms located in the rehabilitation unit.
5. Dedicated 1:1 physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
6. All private rooms with private bathrooms.
7. Facility located inside a full-service hospital.

What happens with a patient of the Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Unit at Northwest Medical Center:

• 1:1 therapy 15 hours a week. The intensity of the therapy sets the rehabilitation unit apart from other facilities that provide therapy at a lesser level for optimal recovery.
• An important part of your integration back into the community is having your meals out of bed. We encourage you to eat lunch and dinner in the dining room.
• Your length of stay in the rehab unit is determined by how quickly the goals are met which have been established by you and your rehab care team. During your stay, the rehab care team holds a weekly team conference to discuss your progress achieving your goals, your continued stay and any needs you may have at discharge.
• During rehab, you get dressed daily and work with the therapy staff on daily living activities, such as eating, grooming, bathing, showering, dressing, and transfers.

Visits from family and friends are very important and encouraged for your emotional well being and recovery. You and your rehab care team can set a visitation schedule that allows for visits yet maximizes your therapy sessions. Your family or caregiver may participate in caregiver training with the therapist before your discharge. Caregiver training will be coordinated and scheduled ahead of time by your rehab care team. Your care is coordinated by the Rehabilitation Medical Director who is a Physiatrist, and works directly with your rehabilitation team to coordinate your rehabilitation needs. Physiatrists are physicians who specialize in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and are trained to diagnose, treat, and direct a rehabilitation plan that provides the best possible outcomes for the patients. Physiatry not only employs the usual tools of medicine, but also uses physical agents and therapeutic exercise in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders that produce pain, impairment, and disability.

Mira Zelin is a board certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who completed her medical training at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York. She then completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MetroHealth Medical Center/ Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

Meet your Medical Director, Mira Zelin, M.D., D.O.

She finds increasing rewards in developing in-depth and long lasting relationships with patients. While pursuing the primary goal of restoring functional independence, she enjoys the unique privilege of helping people with disabling conditions to acquire years of renewed potential in life and society. She finds her inspiration in comprehensive, holistic medical approach to treat patients that comes with her background in Osteopathic Medicine.