Stroke Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation begins once stroke patients are stabilized. While in the hospital, physical, occupational and speech therapists work with patients to improve their abilities.

Acute Rehabilitation Unit

Stroke patients needing additional therapy before being discharged will transition into the Acute Rehabilitation Unit at Evergreen Hospital.

This 14-bed inpatient unit provides intensive rehabilitation in a facility that simulates the home environment. This ensures that patients return home with the rehabilitative training necessary to perform activities of daily living, such as dressing, washing and eating.

Our Acute Rehabilitation Unit offers:

• Intensive therapy schedules
• 24-hour rehabilitation nursing care
• 24-hour physiatry (rehabilitation physician) services
• Private rooms
• Specialized services as needed

The staff in the Acute Rehabilitation Unit sit down with each patient to determine their goals, and then they design a therapy program to help them work toward those goals. Staff also works with family members and caregivers, who will continue with the therapy once the patient is discharged. 

• Details of Acute Rehabilitation Services
• What to Bring | What to Expect

Who is eligible for the Acute Rehabilitation Unit?

To qualify for admission to the Acute Rehabilitation Unit, a patient must meet these medical criteria:

• The patient has a condition that requires treatment by more than one therapy discipline (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy or Neuropsychology).
• The patient must be able to perform a minimum of three hours of therapy a day. 
• The patient has to require the close monitoring of a hospital during rehabilitation versus a skilled nursing facility or other setting where physician visits are less frequent. If a patient needs to be seen by a physician multiple times a week, they really belong in the Acute Rehab Unit rather than a skilled nursing facility.

Upon your physician's request, the admission staff will obtain proper insurance verification and pre-authorization. 

For more information, or to inquire about a referral, please call 425.899.2549.

Outpatient / Neurological Rehabilitation

After being discharged home from either the hospital or the Acute Rehabilitation Unit, patients will continue their therapy on an outpatient basis through Evergreen Rehabilitation Services.

Our specialty areas of excellence include:

• Neuropsychological assessment service
• Psychological and counseling service
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech and language therapy
• Cognitive rehabilitation
• Community reintegration activities

Evergreen Rehabilitation Services' outpatient facility is locate don the second floor of the DeYoung Pavilion, which is adjacent to Evergreen Hospital. The new facility covers the entire second floor, with the best equipment to make it a high-tech as well as high-touch rehab service.  Free parking is available in the Pavilion's underground garage. Sound Transit also runs several bus routes to the Totem Lake Transit Center, located just outside the building.

For more information, or to inquire about a referral, please call 425.899.3100.