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Northern Nevada Health System announces the opening of Northwest Specialty Hospital, located at 6225 Sharlands Ave.
Northwest Specialty Hospital will allow for the move and expansion of services currently offered at Northern Nevada Medical Center. The specialty hospital will feature 48 adult behavioral health beds and a 22-bed acute rehabilitation unit with a full-scale therapy gym and transitional apartment.
Acute rehabilitation offers a continuum of care. The department will provide programs for patients suffering from stroke, brain injury, major trauma, medical deconditioning and other disabling conditions, neurological conditions, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury and amputation.
The department will include a full-scale therapy gym, transitional care apartment, which will allow for patients to prepare for day-to-day functions prior to discharge, access to a multispecialty team, and programs for family members to engage in the patient’s care.
Adult Behavioral Health is led by a physician medical director and a multispecialty care team including physicians, hospitalists, APRNs, nurses, CNAs and licensed social workers. In addition to providing mental health care for adults 18 and older, the department will have a wing for adults 55 and older who are being treated for dementia, Alzheimer’s and related memory-associated conditions.
The facility will host enrichment programs including music therapy, exercise classes, support groups, and more.
For information, visit nnmc.com/acuterehab.