UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a free-standing, 50-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation facility located on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin. Our rehabilitation hospital offers specialized programs for people who have experienced stroke, brain and spinal-cord injuries, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries and other conditions requiring inpatient rehabilitative services. Our goal is to help patients achieve their highest level of recovery with a goal of returning home as soon as able.
UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.
We are accredited by The Joint Commission and CARF-accredited for our Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program and Stroke Specialty Program.
Residents complete their clinical experience at EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland Washington. It is an award-winning health system on the eastside, that is recognized for clinical excellence, and patient experience awards. It was listed as one of America’s one hundred best hospitals in 2018. EvergreenHealth has been nationally recognized with Leapfrog with a hospital safety grade of an A and received a five-star top performer rating from CMS.
Program Details
The Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency program begins in mid-September of each year. Residents work a full-time schedule. You’ll spend the first 12 months in the clinic, either seeing patients or receiving one-on-one mentoring from faculty. The remaining three months of your time is spent working as a teaching assistant in the division. You will be teaching in a variety of classes including the neurologic physical therapy classes to UW Doctor of Physical Therapy students, gaining valuable experience teaching at the doctoral level.
The resident is in a salaried position at the University of Washington and includes medical, dental, and retirement benefits, sick leave, twelve days of vacation, and state-observed holidays. Tuition is $4,000 for the year.
A No. 1 hospital in a No. 1 community
UW Health and Madison make for one awesome combination. Wisconsin and the Greater Madison area are welcoming, highly desirable places to live, work and raise a family. Whatever your passion – from biking to great food to quality education – we have it in great supply. Consider that Madison is ranked:
#1: Best Places to Live – 2022 (livability.com)
#1: Cities with Best Work-Life Balance – 2020 (smartasset.com)
#2: Happiest Cities in American – 2020 (menshealth.com)
#2: Best Cities for Millennials – 2020 (rent.com)
#4: Greenest Cities in the U.S. – 2020 (zippia.com)
Neurological Rehabilitation
Neurology rehabilitation is designed for patients with injury to the brain, spinal cord or nerves. People with neurological injuries or disease sometimes have difficulty moving freely, speaking, swallowing, breathing, or learning. Rehabilitation facilities that specialize in these types of injuries or diseases focus on improving function and helping patients return to a more normal life.
Although there are more than 600 neurological diseases, common diagnoses include:
- Parkinson’s
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Myopathy
Most important, the quicker you enter rehabilitation therapy, the better chance you have of recovery. In fact, it has been shown that the sooner a person starts inpatient rehabilitation, and the more time spent on therapy each day after an illness or injury, the better one’s recovery is likely to be.
