Our approach to care
At Centra Acute Rehabilitation Center, our knowledgeable doctors and staff work hard around the clock to ensure all our patients receive the high-quality care they need and deserve. Our specialty physicians are experts in a wide variety of areas including stroke rehabilitation, amputation, trauma, orthopedic rehabilitation, spinal cord injury and neurological disease rehabilitation.
The center has been providing comprehensive rehabilitation services since 1985 and is the only program licensed as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) in Lynchburg and surrounding counties. The program’s medical director is a board certified physiatrist, a specialist that focuses on rehabilitation.
Centra Acute Rehabilitation Center is certified by The Joint Commission for Stroke Rehabilitation and maintains this gold seal standard at the highest levels of certification from The Joint Commission. Certified rehabilitation registered nurses (CRRN), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification, and multiple specialty certified therapists are part of our treatment program.
What to expect at Centra Acute Rehab
Acute rehabilitation is appropriate for patients who will benefit from an intensive, interdisciplinary rehabilitation program. Patients receive physical, occupational and speech therapy as needed and are medically managed by specially trained physicians (physiatrist).
You will have a minimum of three hours of therapy a day with rest periods and meals in between. Your schedule may vary from day to day according to your treatment program and when different therapies are held.
Our experts in care treat the following conditions:
• Stroke (CVA)
• Brain injury
• Spinal cord dysfunction
• Major multiple trauma
• Neurological disorders
• Amputation
• Bariatric care
• Hip fracture and joint replacement
• Arthritis
• General debility
