Volume 17, No. 4, Fall 2009
BANNER EVENT: Setting the stage for RHCI’s new Outpatient Rehabilitation Center in Plymouth (from left): James McNamara, director of ambulatory services; Jillian Jones, RHCI liaison to Jordan Hospital; Sharon Gale, manager of outpatient operations at RHCI-Sandwich; and Todd Herrmann, vice president for planning and business development.
The RHCI-Plymouth Outpatient Rehabilitation Center that just opened at 1 Scobee Circle in the Plymouth Industrial Park will follow the successful model of RHCI's existing outpatient centers on the Cape.
Together, these centers provide more than 75,000 therapy visits per year. Each center offers comprehensive therapy services and the benefits of on-site medical services with a physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, known as a Physiatrist.
As RHCI’s first off-Cape facility, the Plymouth center will benefit from its affiliation with the region's premier hospital dedicated solely to rehabilitation.
An open house so visitors can tour the facility and meet the staff is scheduled for November 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. It will be followed from 6 to 8 p.m. with a special presentation of RHCI’s Healthy Living Series on Chronic Back Pain—Myths and Management by Dr. Jay Rosenfeld, RHCI physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist. The talk will feature the latest in non-surgical management of back pain.
To sign up for the lecture or for information or to make an appointment at the new center, call 508-927-RHCI (7424).
The 6,200-square foot center will occupy the first floor and feature physical therapy; state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment; two gyms and eight private treatment rooms; one-on-one therapy and individual care plan; expanded early and late hours; access at Exit 7 from Routes 3 and 44; all major and most minor insurances accepted; patient Service Representatives to assist with insurance processing; easy referral process for access to multi-disciplinary therapies, specialized programs and more physicians at RHCI.
It will offer diagnostic, treatment, and consultation services; non-operative management of spinal and orthopedic conditions; Botox injections for management of pain and spasticity; Baclofen pump management; nerve blocks; impairment evaluations.
It will specialize in treatment for sports medicine rehabilitation; back and neck pain/injuries; knee, shoulder pain/injuries; ACL tears/surgery; rotator cuff injuries; musculoskeletal injuries/conditions; arthritis; neurological conditions; overuse injuries such as tennis elbow, tendonitis, bursitis; post-surgical rehabilitation; spasticity; strains/sprains; stroke; work injuries.
Caring Over the Bridge
The VNA of Cape Cod has been providing certified, private and Hospice care to patients in the Plymouth area for more than 10 years, beginning with the private services division in the early 1990s. The VNA office is at 146 Court Street in downtown Plymouth and serves as a satellite location for staff serving patients in the area. In addition to the Cape, the VNA of Cape Cod serves patients in Plymouth, Wareham, Rochester, Carver, Middleboro, Plympton and Kingston.
Democratic Congressman Bill Delahunt, whose district includes the Cape Cod/Plymouth area, reports that he continues to press officials at Veterans’ Affairs and Secretary Eric Shinseki regarding what he terms “the urgent need” for a Veterans Clinic in Plymouth. This is a project he notes he has been pushing for years and he asks constituents to “stay tuned.”
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2009-10 AD-IN of Plymouth meeting schedule:
November 6-Taking the Mystery Out of Social Skills Instruction, Christine Blake, Clinical Director, REACH Educational Services, Plymouth;
January 22 (snow date the 29th), Knowing Your Educational Rights, And What’s Right for Your Child, Attorney Robert Kraus, Special Ed Law Specialist;
March 12, Building on Your Child’s Strengths: Techniques To Engage The Creative Mind Of Your ADHD Child, Jeff Brody, LMHC, ATR-BC;
May 12, Sensory Integration: How Sensory Issues Impact Behavior In ADHD Children, OTR/L at South Shore Therapies & Braintree School System; all meetings 7:15 p.m. ar Plymouth Community Intermediate School, $5 donation requested, 508-746-3959 to confirm meetings
RHCI-Plymouth Open House, November 10, 3-5:30 p.m.., 1 Scobee Circle
RHCI HEALTHY LIVING SERIES: November 10-Chronic Back Pain, Myths & Management, Dr. Jay Rosenfeld, 6 p.m.;
December 8-Managing Neck Pain, 6 p.m., Dr. Jay Rosenfeld discusses non-surgical options; 508-927-RHCI(7424) for information;