TIRR Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights
General Information
TIRR Memorial Hermann, a national leader in medical rehabilitation and research, crafts unique treatment plans for every patient, maximizing their recovery and getting them back to the life they love. TIRR Memorial Hermann has been ranked among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for more than three decades. Now, we’re expanding these efforts, bringing that same level of advanced care to the Northwest area of Houston.
TIRR Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical rehabilitation. Our inpatient center is designed to help patients reach optimal functionality following an injury or illness through customized treatment programs which incorporate personal performance goals. You’ll be in good hands with the highly trained and most experienced rehabilitation professionals at TIRR Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights.
TIRR Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights offers multidisciplinary inpatient medical rehabilitation programs that designed to help patients maximize their potential following an injury or illness. Our team of experts will customize each patient’s treatment plan based on their own unique lifestyle, occupation and personal goals, which help to create results that will get them back to the life they love.
An individualized and comprehensive treatment program is designed by the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) multidisciplinary team to meet the specific needs of each patient. This team consists of the affiliated physicians, the patient, the family, nurses, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, case managers and clinical dietitians.
Rehabilitation Services
TIRR Memorial Hermann offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care that address the individual needs of each patient who has experienced a life altering injury or illness.
Scope of Services & Admission Criteria
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital offers inpatient rehabilitation in a licensed, 17-bed, acute inpatient rehabilitation unit located on the 4th floor of the hospital.
The TIRR Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights inpatient rehabilitation unit is designed to help patients reach the highest level of independence following an injury or illness. We provide rehabilitative care for individuals with many different debilitating injuries, illnesses and other serious medical conditions. Our patients benefit from the highly specialized care provided through our inpatient rehabilitation programs for patients 18 years of age and older.
The TIRR Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights inpatient rehabilitation unit is committed to bringing comprehensive rehabilitation services to the Houston area. Although the majority of our referrals come from acute-care hospitals, we also receive referral from other sources, - including, but not limited to, physician offices and skilled nursing facilities.
unit is expected to have a diagnosis/condition which is known to benefit from comprehensive rehabilitation intervention. Functional limitations may include any of the following: to, physician offices and skilled nursing facilities.
- Mobility deficits
- Activity of daily living such as grooming, dressing, or bathing
- Feeding or swallowing deficits
- Speech, language, or hearing deficits
- Cognitive, perceptual and/or sensory deficits
Patients admitted for inpatient rehabilitation services* are expected to meet the following criteria:
- Must be medically stable to allow for full participation in 3 hours of interdisciplinary rehabilitation treatments. Comprehensive therapy services may include:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech and language therapy
- Other services may include respiratory therapy and/or psychology
- Must require visits by a physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and 24-hour rehabilitation nursing care
- Must demonstrate potential for functional and/or cognitive improvement in a reasonable length of time
- Must have a discharge plan that provides the necessary support based on the patient’s abilities at discharge.
- Patients with acute, infections, and/or communicable disease are not routinely admitted.
- Patients must have the physical and/or mental potential to benefit from the program.
- Patients are admitted to the program in accordance with the admission procedures. The patient's degree of impairment must be sufficient to require inpatient hospitalization.
Although the majority of our referrals come from acute-care hospitals, we also receive referral from other sources, - including, but not limited to, physician offices and skilled nursing facilities.
Funding sources may include private insurance, worker’s compensation, government programs (i.e., Medicare) and self-pay. In addition, charity care can be provided in accordance with the appropriate guidelines.
Clinicians at This Location
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Dr. Richard Huang, MDPhysical Medicine And Rehab
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Parking Information
Aside from Garage II parking, there are several other parking areas at the hospital for your convenience. The parking fee is $6 per day. We offer one complimentary parking voucher per patient, per day, for patients that are on the Rehab Unit.
TIRR Memorial Hermann is located on the 4th floor of the North Tower. Take the elevator to the ground floor. Walk through the Professional building. Walk into the main hospital. Once in the hospital, take the elevators on the left up to the 4th floor.
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