Vacant OB Unit Converted to Acute Rehabilitation Unit at Kindred Hospital Paramount

ScionHealth has opened a new acute rehabilitation unit at Kindred Hospital in Paramount California. The ARU helps adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability due to injury or illness.

The project converted a vacant 12-bed OB unit into an 18-bed rehab unit. The ARU features semi-private rooms for patients recovering from conditions that include stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedic injury, neurological conditions, amputation, respiratory and pulmonary illness, and trauma. The new unit provides the intensive, interdisciplinary clinical and rehabilitation services necessary for improved function and independence, facilitating patients’ recovery so they can be discharged and return to their homes.

The ARU features a large interdisciplinary gym, designated rooms for dining and activities and an “activity of daily living” space designed to simulate a residential environment that allows patients to practice ambulation, while participating in daily activities, such as cooking, in order to safely reintegrate back into the community. It also offers specialty rehabilitation programs dedicated to neuro, stroke, brain injury and amputation.

ScionHealth originally requested a total of 16 beds, but with careful planning the project team was able to provide two additional beds for a total of 18 beds in nine patient rooms with private toilet and roll-in showers. In pursuing this initiative, ScionHealth recognized the growing need for inpatient rehabilitation services for communities across southern California. The project team included dsk architects and ETC Building & Design.