Stroke Center of Excellence

Each year, approximately 700,000 people in the United States suffer a new or recurrent stroke. While it can happen to anyone, at any age, stroke is the leading cause of adult disability, resulting in paralysis, sensory impairment, swallowing problems and loss of communication skills, and can interfere with a person's ability to think clearly.

Sunnyview's reputation as the premier stroke rehabilitation program in the region is based on more than 40 years of excellence and measurable success. Using state-of-the-art techniques and technologies, Sunnyview's stroke center consistently returns people to their homes and provides follow-up outpatient care as needed.

Services and programs include:

• Physical, occupational and speech/swallowing therapies
• Modified constraint-induced movement therapy
• Neuropsychological evaluation, including screening for depression
• Gait training using the Bioness system
• Balance and gait training using the Lite-Gait System
• Nutritional screening and counseling
• Leisure skills evaluation
• On-site functional living apartment to practice skills
• Stroke risk reduction planning
• Supervised community outings
• Driver evaluation and training
• Patient, family and caregiver education and support groups
• Young Adult Stroke Program
• Post Stroke Club
• Studio Arts Group

Here's what sets our Stroke Rehabilitation Program apart:

• More than 40 years of excellence and measurable success.
• State-of-the-art techniques delivered by highly trained staff.
• In 2008, Sunnyview cared for more than 330 stroke patients, including pediatric, young adult and geriatric patients.
• The latest technology, including the Light Gait, Bioness system for upper and lower extremities, therapeutic pool.

Discharge to Home
Sunnyview - 67 percent
Regional average - 58 percent

Expert Staff

• Medical director (physiatrist, a physician board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation) with more than 20 years of experience; four board-certified physiatrists on staff.
• Dedicated team of physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, rehabilitation nurses, audiologists, neuropsychologists, social workers, recreation therapists, vocational counselors, driving educators and special educators.

Patient/Family Satisfaction
97 percent of our patients would recommend Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital to family and friends (2008).

Accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) as a Stroke Specialty Program.

For more information, call us at (518) 382-4500.