Customized Rehabilitation for COVID-19 Patients

TIRR Memorial Hermann and The Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Network are leading the charge in the functional rehabilitation of individuals who had COVID-19 and are no longer testing positive. Due to the nature of the virus, many patients experience difficulty breathing, even after the virus has left the body. Patients that require ventilators are at an even higher risk of long-term effects.

Our evidence-based interventions allow patients to go beyond the clinical setting, providing them with the opportunity to participate in important life roles in the home, work, volunteer and community environments. Our goal is to help patients achieve and maintain a maximum level of independent functioning and improved quality of life, after COVID-19.

Other Conditions Include:

• Deconditioning
• Lack of coordination
• Muscular atrophy and physical weakness
• Balance dysfunction and coordination
• Breathing difficulties
• Swallowing dysfunction and dysphagia

Our highly trained rehabilitation teams are committed to seeing the potential in every person they work with, and to developing that potential to the fullest through customized goal setting and treatment planning. Team members of the network are among the most qualified and experienced rehabilitation professionals. We work to maximize independence, restore function and improve the quality of life for our patients. To achieve these goals, we put the individual patient and family at the center of the rehabilitation team and provide them with the information and skills they need to transition successfully to community settings. Simply put, we’re one of the best at getting you back to the life you love.

The COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program

The customized care provided by the COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program may maximize patient outcomes by providing:

• A comprehensive evaluation of functional status by an interdisciplinary team
• Therapeutic exercise and functional activity programs tailored to the patient’s condition and needs
• A continuum of care that may include: inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, outpatient medical clinic and a community wellness program
• Extensive education and support to ensure patients and families have the resources and knowledge needed for successful integration back into the home and community

Services:

• Inpatient rehabilitation
• Outpatient rehabilitation
• Outpatient medical clinic
• Challenge Program
  • Return to work, independence, school

Our Multidisciplinary Team

We have a dedicated multidisciplinary team that may include:

• Physiatrists (rehabilitation doctors)
• Medical consultants, including primary care internists, psychiatrists, wound care specialists, OB-GYN, pain management specialists, urologists, gastroenterologists, otolaryngologists
• Hospitalists
• Neuropsychologists and psychologists
• Physical therapists
• Occupational therapists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Rehabilitation nurses
• Patient care assistants
• Neurologic music therapists
• Therapeutic recreational therapists
• Respiratory therapists
• Chaplain
• Social workers
• Case managers
• Clinical pharmacists
• Clinical nutritionists