Springfield Rehab Hospital Patient Information

Your plan of care is built around your personal goals and abilities. The doctors, nurses and therapists will collaborate with you to develop an individualized plan of care. Frequent treatment team conferences will review how your plan of care is progressing and if any of your goals have changed.

If a family member, friend or caregiver should be part of your plan of care and treatment team, please let the rehab team know. For example, that person could participate directly in therapy sessions, learning skills that can help bridge the transition from inpatient rehabilitation to home.

We offer three hours of therapy five days a week and additional therapy on weekends. Please keep in mind that our patients are periodically in and out of their rooms throughout the day. Here’s what you can expect on a typical day at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital: 

• In the morning, patients prepare for their first rehab session. During this time, they receive scheduled medications, have vital signs recorded, get assistance with personal hygiene, dress and have breakfast.   
• After the first rehab session is complete, it’s time for lunch. We encourage our patients to come to our dining room for lunch, but they’re more than welcome to have lunch in their rooms and get some extra rest before their afternoon therapy session.
• In the afternoon, patients participate in their second rehab session. Once therapy has been completed for the day, patients are assisted back to their rooms for some additional rest prior to dinner.

Your daily schedule will include some or all of the following therapies:

• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy

Your schedule will be available daily and may change from day to day. Therapy will begin the day after you arrive at our facility. Sometimes therapy may start before breakfast, but it will always be completed by dinnertime. Practicing what you have learned in therapy sessions will help your rehabilitation progress. Your nursing staff will assist you in this follow-up practice. You can expect to be tired after completing the day's activities. In the evenings, you will find time to rest, relax and visit with your family and friends.

A support person is a family member or loved one actively assisting in our patient's care and well-being. In some cases, a support person may be necessary for our patients to return home. At Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, we will consider allowing one support person to stay the night with their loved one with administrative approval. For the safety of our patients and staff, this will need to be approved prior to the patient's admission. Support persons should not hinder the rehabilitation process but rather assist in the care and have the capacity to be trained to support the patient they are staying with.

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital encourages family participation in the rehabilitation program, with the goal of returning the patient to their former community.

General visiting hours of the Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Immediate family may be present throughout the day and one primary caregiver may be considered to spend the night based on the patient’s situation. There are no age restrictions on visitors. This additional access to the unit for primary caregivers allows them to observe care and learn to assist the patient in caring for himself. Observation of therapy may be scheduled with the patient’s therapist.

The plan of care that started the day you arrived at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital extends through your transition from acute inpatient rehabilitation to home. Your home medications and their potential side effects will be carefully explained. We’ll help you update or develop your personal medical profile. If, after discharge, you need assistive devices like a cane or wheelchair, we’ll help you identify providers and costs. If you need continuing therapies, we’ll provide choices that suit your preferences and match your insurance coverage.

We hope your stay at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital is healing and supportive. Let us know what we can do to make you comfortable. Our number one priority is to offer you the care  you need – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual – to help you deal with the rehabilitative challenges you face. You may receive a survey by mail, email or text asking you for feedback on your Mercy Rehab stay. We ask for your feedback to continue strengthening and further refining our patient-centered care.