HCA HealthONE Spalding Rehabilitation

Our 30 y.o. son had complex lower back surgery and was unable to walk afterwards. Some PT/OT had begun in the hospital, and after 12-days in the hospital he was transported to Spalding for acute rehab where he had 3 hours of PT & OT each day. The progress he made over three weeks at Spalding was significant. The physical and occupational therapists were experienced, competent and caring (Ryan, Teri, Rod, Nicki, Ella, Kelly, Carolyn, Caitlin, Anna, Jan). The Physical Medical & Rehabilitation (PMR) doctors (Dr. Li, Dr. Connor) were partners with our son in understanding his pain to best address and it with as simplified a pharmaceutical regimen as possible. The nursing staff were responsive, knowledgeable and caring (Stephanie - charge nurse, Meg, Marsha, Martha, Collin, Reyna, Yacob, John, Larissa, Dzenan, and CNAs Becca, Alicia). The cafeteria staff were friendly and provided nutritious meals and the cleaners kept things clean. He arrived at Spalding on a gurney. Three weeks later he got himself from a wheelchair into our car to return to his home. Although there is a longer journey ahead, he sets off with the hope and independence he learned at Spalding. One area for improvement would be with case management. Getting our son into an outpatient rehab facility following Spalding was much more complicated and frustrating than it needed to be.

I am glad I choose Spalding Rehab Hospital in Aurora. Everyone (nurses, rehab staff, physicians, administrators) were professionals, knowledgeable, kind. I spent 10 days there after my surgery. During the week PT, OT, Speech therapy, total three hours per day. Every morning got the schedule for the day. Food was excellent, like at home, even brought back memories from my childhood. I also appreciated that before leaving the rehab, they trained my husband how to take care of me when we are home. That was very helpful. Loved the challenging tests I needed to do during Speech at the beginning and at the end, so we could see the progress. After arriving first question was what is my goal to achieve in rehab, and before I left, they wanted to know if I was able to achieve it or not. I highly recommend this facility the everyone in need.

So I had a mixed experience with spalding rehabilitation with my wife, while the therapist and nurses where great, I feel there dr is incompetent, he removed a very crucial medication from my wife leaving us back in the hospital 2 days after we left, they thought she was just sick but really she was filling up with fluid because of them taking her off medication she had been on for almost a year. The Dr at the hospital could give me no reason why they would have removed this medication saying it was probably just missed and a mistake. They need to be much more careful and almost killed my wife from a lazy incompetent on site dr.