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Rehabilitation Therapy at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center

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3100 Tongass Ave
Carlanna Entrance
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Operating Hours
Open Now
Mon – Thu: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Fri: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sat – Sun: Closed

Our outpatient clinic offers physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology. The department offers outpatient rehabilitative services including, but no limited to:

  • Physical Therapy
    • Generalized orthopedic, neurological and post operative care
    • Vestibular rehab
    • Lymphedema services
    • Wound care 
    • Women’s health
    • Pediatric physical therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
    • Generalized orthopedic, neurological, cognitive and post operative care
    • Hand therapy
    • Functional Capacity Examinations
    • Driver’s examinations
    • Pediatric occupational therapy
    • Work hardening
  • Speech Therapy
    • Generalized speech therapy, cognitive, swallowing disorders and other post operative swallow dysfunctions
    • Swallow evaluations
    • Cognitive evaluations
    • Pediatric speech therapy services

ICU and Medical/Surgical Unit

Therapists coordinate with a patient’s care team, including doctors, nurses, social workers, the diabetes educator and registered dietician.

Transitional Care Unit

Our 29-bed skilled nursing facility has an outdoor area, activity room, and a large kitchen area to simulate home challenges where our therapists work 1-1 with residents to support their rehabilitative needs.

Home Health

Home Health Therapists coordinate services with each other and nursing services to serve patients in their home, including the Pioneer Home.

Rural Setting

We serve many Ketchikan residents, an area well-known for its hills and stairs. This often adds a degree of difficulty for our patients. We help accommodate those who come from remote areas by ferry or float plane and need to time therapy with transportation schedules.

Our Team

PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center’s dedicated and knowledgeable therapy team consists of both generalized and specialized physical, occupational and speech therapy professionals.  Our certified specialists include an orthopedic certified specialist, vestibular specialist, Certified Lymphedema Specialist and Certified Functional Capacity Examiner. 

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