METT Therapy Services at Franciscan St James Hospital in Chicago Heights offers comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services within the nationally accredited Center for Rehabilitation. The program evaluates, treats & educates people with physical disabilities. We assist our patients in achieving their maximum functional independence through a coordinated, comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to intensive inpatient rehabilitation. Patients on the inpatient rehabilitation unit receive a minimum of three hours of therapy, five days per week. Services are delivered through patient and family-focused activities including Caregiver Orientation and Family Training sessions.
Featured Amenities Include:
- 30 semi-private or private rooms
- 6700 sq ft physical & occupational therapy gym
- Full functioning kitchen, bathroom, washer & dryer
- Practice bedroom
- Tran-sit car simulator
- Separate areas for speech therapy
- Body Weight Support treadmill system
- Nintendo Wii system for balance training
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team includes:
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Physiatrist
- Rehabilitation nurses
- Social Worker
- Case Manager
- Other specialists as needed including nutrition, wound care, respiratory, etc.
The Center for Rehabilitation treats patients who have experienced, including but not limited to:
- Strokes
- Brain Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Amputations
- Multiple Traumas
- Neurological diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis)
- Musculoskeletal conditions
- Cardiac conditions
