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An ATV accident left 19-year-old Evan Deisch of Cincinnati, Ohio with a severe traumatic head injury, aneurysm, the left side of his face broken, a broken jaw and a ruptured aorta.
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At Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati, we are committed to helping you regain independence after a life-changing illness or injury. Serving the greater Cincinnati area, we are a leading provider of inpatient rehabilitation for stroke, brain and spinal cord injury and other complex neurological and orthopedic conditions.
Using clinical collaboration and advanced technologies, we provide a personalized care plan designed to meet your unique needs and help you achieve your goals.
Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital uses an interdisciplinary team approach that includes physical, speech and occupational therapists, rehabilitation physicians, rehabilitation nurses, case managers, dietitians and more, combined with our advanced technology and expertise, to help you achieve your goals. You will receive at least three hours of therapy five days per week while under the constant care of registered nurses, many of whom specialize in rehabilitation, and frequent independent private practice physician* visits.
Rehabilitation is covered in full or part by most health insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. Our hospital has contracts with most major insurance companies and is willing to negotiate with other companies, as needed.
*The hospital provides access to independent physicians.
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Stroke rehabilitation
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Orthopedic rehabilitation
Neurological rehabilitation
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Superior amenities at our hospitals
Cincinnati - 60 beds
Norwood - 40 beds
Telephones
Free WiFi
Televisions
Nonsmoking
Pet friendly
Interpreter services
Tours available
Volunteers
Cafeteria
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We proudly display our Gold Seal of Approval™
Stroke Rehabilitation
Our hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease-Specific Care Certification in stroke rehabilitation.
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Our hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease-Specific Care Certification in brain injury rehabilitation.
Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Our hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease-Specific Care Certification in spinal cord.
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The following region contains a Google 3D virtual tour feature that allows a user to view the Encompass Health facility. To assist screen reader users in understanding what is presented in the 3D virtual tour, each image view is independently described within lists that can be found under each linked heading.
Please click on the arrows to navigate through the hallways on each floor. Use the "L" options on the right-hand side of the tour window below to navigate through different areas/floors of the hospital for a full virtual tour. See a key to "L" areas below.
L0 - Therapy gym
- Multiple tables throughout therapy gym to assist in patient therapies.
- Exercise equipment throughout gym to be used with technologies in therapy sessions.
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L1 -Therapy gym two
- Multiple tables throughout therapy gym to assist in patient therapies.
- Exercise equipment throughout gym to be used with technologies in therapy sessions.
- Small stairs to assist in building patient’s strength.
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L2 - Courtyard
- Outdoor area for rest and relaxation with multiple tables and chairs/benches.
- Walking track with small stairs for building patient endurance.
- Area for gardening and mailboxes around courtyard area.
- Gazebo or shaded area for patients and visitors to rest and relax together.
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L4 - Shared patient room
- Shared patient room with two beds, sink, bathroom, and chairs for visitors.
- Two wardrobes for personal patient storage.
- Curtain to divide room between patient beds.
- Window with exterior view.
Hospital happenings
Late last year, Devon Spivey suffered a rare heart condition, which resulted in a monthlong ICU stay and the amputation of both legs. During his recovery process, Devon participated in inpatient rehabilitation at Encompass Health Cincinnati where part of his therapy included learning to walk again.
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Jacob Rose was working full time and majoring in business at a local university when he was involved in a severe motor vehicle accident and suffered a spinal fracture that left him unable to move his legs. After three weeks, he was starting to regain feeling back in his feet and toes, and was able to dress and transfer himself independently to his wheelchair. He ecstatically rang the independence bell on discharge day, and wheeled out to his bright future ahead!
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Devon Spivey faced the challenges of limb loss with determination after he was admitted to a hospital after feeling short of breath and passing out. Devon credits his Encompass Health team and his prosthetic team at RJ Rosenberg for helping him recover after such a traumatic event. Today, Devon walks with ease on his two prosthetic legs and works full time as a mechanical engineer. He has even taken up sled hockey!
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Encompass Health of Cincinnati occupational therapist works with stroke survivor Beth Jennings using the Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS). This innovative technology is intended to challenge and assess the visual, cognitive, motor, and balance abilities of patients including those with deficits resulting from traumatic brain injuries, strokes and movement disorders.
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Encompass Health employees at both the Drake and Norwood locations in Cincinnati partnered with the Salvation Army to sponsor an Angel Tree. Fifty children in the community received gifts from their wish lists. Over 70 bags of toys, clothing and bedding were collected and donated.
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The Cincinnati Zoo sent crates of tulips to area healthcare facilities. Members of the leadership team at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati were excited to distribute them to spread cheer to patients and staff.
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Leadership and staff
Rob Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Rob joins the team at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati with more than 20 years of healthcare experience.
Rob joins the team at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati with more than 20 years of healthcare experience. He spent his first 16 years with one of Louisville, Kentucky’s largest healthcare systems. Rob began his career in patient care, as a nuclear medicine technologist and progressed to become the leader of multiple ambulatory care centers and an 80-bed community hospital. Rob joined Studer Group in 2015, where he provided leadership development and implementing best practices to achieve desired results in areas including medical staff and employee engagement, patient experience, alignment and accountability, quality outcomes and operating efficiency. Rob is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and takes great pride in serving his industry.
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Ashok Poluri, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Poluri joined Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati as the medical director in 2016.
Dr. Poluri joined Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati as the medical director in 2016. Previously, he served as the medical director at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Kentucky. He is board-certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Poluri completed his medical doctorate at Gandhi Medical College in India, his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stony Brook University, his internship at Montefiore Medical Center and his interventional pain fellowship at the National Pain Institute in Florida.
Dr. Poluri is an independent private practice physician.
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Dawn Bouman, Ph.D
Program Director for Neuropsychology
Dr. Bouman received a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Dr. Bouman received a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia, with emphasis in rehabilitation and neuropsychology. She currently provides inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy, adjustment counseling, and patient/family education to people with a variety of disabilities and illnesses, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, amputation, organ transplant, severe medical deconditioning, cancer, and other medical problems. In addition to leadership at HealthSouth, she also serves as Division Director for Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology in University of Cincinnati’s Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine. She reviews for Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation and has co-authored an invited chapter in The Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology. Dr. Bouman is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Rehabilitation Psychology division of APA.
Dr. Bouman is an independent private practice physician.
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GRAHAM GARRISON, M.D.
Brain Injury Program Director
Dr. Garrison is a native of Dayton, Ohio.
Dr. Garrison is a native of Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2012 and completed a resident in neurology at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in neurorehabilitation at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, New York. He worked for two years as a general neurologist in Lexington, Kentucky before moving closer to home and becoming an assistant professor in the department of neurology and rehabilitation at University of Cincinnati in 2019, when he first started working at Encompass Health. He mostly sees traumatic brain injury patients, and recently became board certified in brain injury medicine. Dr. Garrison has served as our TBI director since 2021.
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HOLLY PAJOR, DO
Amputee Program Director
Dr. Pajor is an assistant professor with the department of Neurology and Rehabilitation at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Pajor is an assistant professor with the department of neurology and rehabilitation at the University of Cincinnati. She joined UC in July 2016 after completing her physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital in Chicago. She is the director for the physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program at UC. Her primary clinical interests include inpatient rehabilitation with a focus on spinal cord rehabilitation and amputation and prosthetic management. Upon joining as faculty, she developed and continues to lead a multidisciplinary clinic for care of patients with amputations. Dr. Pajor also serves as the program director of the amputee program at Encompass Health.
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DANIELLE SHOREMAN, M.D.
Spinal Cord Injury Program Director
Dr. Shoreman returned to Cincinnati in January 2021.
Dr. Shoreman returned to Cincinnati in January 2021. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Shoreman completed her residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation at The University of Colorado in 2015 before returning to Cincinnati to complete hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at The Christ Hospital in 2016. Dr. Shoreman has been practicing rehabilitation medicine since 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio and Denver, Colorado. Dr. Shoreman largely specializes in general and neurorehabilitation with a focus on spinal cord injury medicine within Encompass Health and long term with UC Health PM&R team including the multidisciplinary spinal cord clinic. She is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and sub-specialty board certified in hospice and palliative medicine.
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Gus Bowling
Director of Plant Operations
Gus Bowling has lived in the Greater Cincinnati area all of his life and currently resides in the Cincinnati area.
Gus Bowling has lived in the Greater Cincinnati area all of his life and currently resides in the Cincinnati area. He has 20 years of experience in the Healthcare industry and 15 years in Building Management. He started his career as a Maintenance Technician and later graduated to a Maintenance Supervisor. He has been with Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati for 11 years and currently serves as the Director of Plant Operations and Safety Officer at Encompass Health Cincinnati.
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Erica Duncan
Director of Quality & Risk
Erica serves as the director of quality & risk for both Encompass Health Cincinnati hospital locations.
Erica serves as the director of quality & risk for both Encompass Health Cincinnati hospital locations. Prior to joining Encompass Health in December 2018, she served as care management supervisor and medical social worker for Trihealth, Inc. She received a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California – Los Angeles, a master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology from Northern Kentucky University and a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Kentucky. Erica is a licensed social worker in the state of Ohio.
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CHRIS HENKEL
Business Development Director
Chris brings more than 25 years of therapy and marketing experience to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati.
Chris brings more than 25 years of therapy and marketing experience to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati. With a background as a physical therapist assistant, she worked with outpatient orthopedic therapy clinics where she marketed and grew the impact of their services. In 2019, she joined Encompass Health Cincinnati as a rehab liaison and was promoted to business development director in 2022.
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SHAREE LEWIS
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Sharee brings almost 20 years of nursing experience to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati.
Sharee brings almost 20 years of nursing experience to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati. She started her career in nursing in 2003 as a nursing aide and has grown to positions such as LPN, RN, supervisor, manager and now associate chief nursing officer. She has a passion for providing exceptional patient care, developing the clinical abilities of her nursing team and collaborating with other departments. Sharee is certified in advanced cardiac life support, basic life support and with the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.
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IBRAHIMA LOUME, MBA
Area Controller
Ibrahima has more than 10 years in healthcare finance.
Ibrahima has more than 10 years in healthcare finance. In his role as controller, he oversees the complete accounting and financial function of the hospital. This includes charges, billing, accounts receivable, cash receipts, collections, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, forecasting, budgeting, contracting, internal control and audit. Prior to joining Encompass Health in March 2018, Ibrahima served as a senior financial analyst for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where he led the annual capital/operating budget and ongoing financial analysis for departments of clinical therapies, radiology and sports medicine. Ibrahima holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Franklin University and a master’s degree in financial economics from Ohio University.
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JESSICA ROLFES
Director of Case Management
Jessica serves as the director of case management for Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati.
Jessica serves as the director of case management for Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati. Before joining Encompass Health, she served as director of rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities throughout the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area as well as corporate rehab director for contract therapy. Jessica received a master’s degree in speech pathology from the University of Cincinnati and a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology and audiology from Miami University. Jessica is a licensed speech language pathologist in the state of Ohio.
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Kelly Trueman
Human Resources Director
Kelly joined Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati in 2015.
Kelly joined Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati in 2015. She brings more than 15 years of human resources experience to the role of human resources director at Encompass Health at Drake. Prior to joining HealthSouth, Kelly served as human resources coordinator at Select Specialty Hospital. She attended Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and Northern Kentucky University.
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Joe Walsh, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
Joe was named director of pharmacy in September 2013.
Joe was named director of pharmacy in September 2013. Before coming to Encompass Health he had served in a variety of roles including over 15 years as a clinical hospital pharmacist, most recently with Bethesda North Hospital and over 12 years as a clinical home infusion pharmacist with Coram Healthcare, the nation’s largest home infusion company. Joe obtained his pharmacy degree from the University of Cincinnati and also hold a Nuclear Pharmacy Certificate from the University of Southern California.
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Katie Warnecke, PT, DPT, C/NDT
Director of Therapy Operations
Katie’s career at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati began in 2011 as a physical therapist.
Katie’s career at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cincinnati began in 2011 as a physical therapist. During her time in the therapy department, she was promoted to physical therapy team lead, then to therapy manager. Katie holds two bachelor’s degrees from The University of Akron, a master’s degree in physical therapy from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in physical therapy from Shenandoah University.
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FAQs
What is the average length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation? ›
Average Length of Stay for Post-Acute Care Rehab
According to the Center for Medicare Advocacy, the average length of stay for inpatient rehab is 12.4 days, but this includes joint replacement, stroke, and other types of rehab.
The 60% Rule is a Medicare facility criterion that requires each IRF to discharge at least 60 percent of its patients with one of 13 qualifying conditions.
What is the difference between inpatient rehab and skilled nursing? ›In a nutshell, rehab facilities provide short-term, in-patient rehabilitative care. Skilled nursing facilities are for individuals who require a higher level of medical care than can be provided in an assisted living community.
What is the 60 percent rule? ›The 60% Rule
The current “60% rule” stipulates that in order for an IRF to be considered for Medicare reimbursement purposes, 60% of the IRF's patients must have a qualifying condition. There are currently 13 such conditions, including, stroke, spinal cord or brain injury and hip fracture, among others.
You should plan on making an appointment with your physical therapist two to three times per week. Depending on what condition you are in and the amount of work that needs to be done, you may need to plan for more appointments each week.
What is the last stage of rehab? ›Recover Your Function. The last step in rehabilitation is recovering sport-specific function and return to play. This phase of injury rehabilitation can include restoring coordination and balance, improving speed, agility, and sport-specific skills progressing from simple to complex.
What is Phase 4 of rehab? ›Phase 4: Return to Throwing
Phase 4 of the rehabilitation program encompasses the progression and continuation of the ITP and is designed to systemically allow the athlete to progress to unrestricted throwing activities.
Phase 1 - Control Pain and Swelling. Phase 2 - Improve Range of Motion and/or Flexibility. Phase 3 - Improve Strength & Begin Proprioception/Balance Training. Phase 4 - Proprioception/Balance Training & Sport-Specific Training.
What is the limit on the average length of stay for a critical access hospital? ›Maintain an annual average length of stay of 96 hours or less per patient for acute inpatient care (excluding swing-bed services and beds that are within distinct part units);
How do you calculate inpatient length of stay? ›Average Length of Stay is calculated by summing the number of days for all stays (where partial days, including non-overnight stays, are rounded up to the next full day) and dividing by the number of patients.
Why is the length of stay in inpatient facilities dropping? ›
Length of stay at US acute care hospitals has been steadily decreasing since 19601 for a variety of reasons, which include changes in medical technology and customary medical practice, and financial pressures including salary demands and changes in hospital reimbursement2–4.
How long is the acute phase of rehabilitation? ›The care of acute (and recurring acute) injuries is often divided into 3 stages with general time frames: acute (0–4 days), subacute (5–14 days), and postacute (after 14 days).