Amputee Rehabilitation Program

The Amputee Rehabilitation Program offers exceptional inpatient care for adults adjusting to the loss of a limb. Our dedicated team of rehabilitation professionals collaborate with patients and their families to devise an individualized treatment plan to ensure our patients meet their goals and achieve the greatest possible level of function and quality of life.

Our program includes:

• A comprehensive evaluation by a board-certified physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, who will coordinate the patient’s care with an interdisciplinary team
• Intensive physical and occupational therapy aimed at improving the patient’s independence and mobility and preparing for use of an artificial limb (prosthesis)
• Compassionate nursing from RNs with experience providing care to patients undergoing rehabilitation following an amputation
• Psychology and pastoral services to assist with the coping process after the loss of a limb
• Therapeutic recreation to engage patients in leisure activities, plan and implement community outings, and to assist with adapting patients’ leisure and recreational interests when needed
• Evaluation for medical equipment and devices, including special dressings to protect the amputated limb as it heals
• A multi-faceted approach to pain management
• Dietician services to ensure the patient’s individual nutrition needs are met
• Expert wound care services
• Medical management of health conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure, with consultation services available from specialists from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• An educational program for new amputees and their families
• A discharge planning process that facilitates the patient’s return to home and work