The Sacred Heart Medical Center Stroke Center
 

Stroke Rehabilitation

The Oregon Rehabilitation Center, an 18-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, located in Sacred Heart Medical Center, has a stroke rehabilitation program that focuses on helping patients to:

  • Increase independence and safety in daily living skills

  • Develop mobility, strength, and endurance

  • Control bowel and bladder function

  • Improve language and communication skills

  • Adjust emotionally and psychologically to the effects of stroke

  • Re-enter and move about the community

  • Assess the need for special equipment

  • Evaluate and modify the home for the stroke patient