Inpatient Rehabilitation Program

Phoenix Children’s inpatient rehabilitation program includes private inpatient rooms with large bathrooms, roll-in showers and sleeper sofas. Our facilities offer the latest sophisticated technologies and advanced therapy equipment. Therapists work one-to-one with children and adolescents to encourage and guide them as they meet their goals. We help them to progress toward improved function, independence and confidence.

Our team makes sure that your child receives highly individualized care. We encourage partnership between team members, patients and caregivers. Our goal is to serve the comprehensive needs of our patients so they can return to their home, school and community as quickly and safely as possible. 

Directed by a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician, or physiatrist, our rehab team includes these and other pediatric-trained practitioners:

• Case manager
• Child life specialists
• Nurses
• Nutritionist
• Occupational therapists
• Physical therapists
• Physicians
• Psychologists
• Social worker
• Speech therapists

Cross-Specialty Care for Most Any Need

Surgery, injuries and medical conditions or treatments can require therapy to support kids as they recover and adjust to a variety of related challenges. Our team cares for these and other medical conditions and needs:

• Chemotherapy  
• Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices for sleep apnea
• Diabetes management
• Feeding Intolerance 
• Isolation precautions
• Intravenous (IV) medications 
• Medication weaning
• Nasogastric (NG) tubes and feeding assistance
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)/central Lines — Tubes usually inserted in arm or leg blood vessels
• Post-transplant care
• Radiation therapy
• Tracheostomy (airway opening in neck) and use of mechanical ventilator 
• Wound care
• Wound VAC (vacuum-assisted care)

Phoenix Children’s rehabilitation services include:

• Animal-assisted therapy with our own therapy dog
• Art therapy
• Child life services – Including music therapy, art therapy and a dedicated room for patients in the rehabilitation unit
• Music therapy
• Nutrition services
• Occupational therapy  
• On-site teachers and school
• Orthotics and prosthetics (corrective devices) therapies
• Physical therapy
• Psychology and neuropsychology
• Recreational therapy 
• Respiratory therapy
• Social services
• Speech/feeding therapy