Weisman Children’s Brain Injury program provides a supportive and goal-oriented environment for children and young adults (up to age 20). Injuries can result from trauma or illness and range from mild to severe. Our rehabilitation team works with your child to improve movement, communication, thinking, feeding and life skills. We will evaluate your child and create an individualized treatment plan customized to your child’s unique needs.

We have certified brain injury specialists and advanced technology to support the treatment your child needs. Our personalized approach guides and supports your family throughout your stay. You are a valued team member in the care of your child. We focus on getting your child to return to home, school and the community.

Our program provides

• Brain Injury Team consisting of doctors, nurses, therapists (occupational, physical, recreational speech and feeding,), neuropsychologists, case managers and social workers
• Weekly team meetings to discuss progress and discharge planning
• Community re-entry activities tailored to your child’s needs and interests
• Support with arranging follow-up appointments
• Spacious, comfortable rooms and the opportunity for you or another caregiver to stay overnight
• Transportation provided for training as needed
  
  • Body-weight support training systems
  • Neuromuscular/functional electrical stimulation including the WalkAide
  • Biofeedback devices including the Balance Master
  • Full body movement Interactive video game systems including the Eye Play

What makes our approach unique:

Re-integration
Assisting with a smooth transition back to your home, school, and your community, your child will have the opportunity to practice the skills they learned in the hospital in public settings. Chaperoned outings to places such as movie theatres, playgrounds, restaurants, and other public venues help and inspire your child to feel comfortable and confident.

Teen and Young Adult Brain Injury Support Group

Weisman Children’s is proud to offer our new brain injury support group for individuals aged 16-21 who have experienced a brain injury. The goal of this support group is to give individuals an opportunity to connect with others who have endured similar experiences as their own. Group members can share, discuss, and listen to others: learn health, wellness and coping techniques as well as participate in social activities. Most importantly, you do not have to be a former Weisman Children’s patient to join this support group.

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Our Pulmonary program aims to optimize lung function and quality of life for your child with ongoing respiratory problems. Our goal is to unlock the potential of your child in an environment that allows them to thrive. Our team provides therapies to promote strength, endurance, and developmental progress. This process aims to decrease dependence on medical support, including reducing the need for ventilators, trach tubes and feeding tubes.

Our state of the art respiratory care unit provides around the clock care and supervision in a child and family friendly environment. This safe environment stimulates social interaction to enhance child development and family bonding. Our team provides individualized training to meet the needs of your family. Our families feel confident and supported as they achieve the long awaited transition to home.

Pulmonary needs we care for include, but are not limited to:

• Tracheostomy and ventilator care
• Chronic lung disease
• Deconditioning

Pulmonary Services

• Healthcare team consisting of physicians, nurses, lung specialists, occupational, physical, speech, feeding and recreational therapists, registered dietitians, care coordinators, and social workers
• Weekly team meetings to discuss goals and progress
• Family friendly environments including family resource area and playroom
• Opportunity for a parent or caregiver to stay overnight
• Transportation provided for training as needed
• Smooth transition to outpatient medical specialists to continue high quality care at home

Weisman Children’s Infant Feeding Program provides individualized treatment to your baby to establish a safe and enjoyable feeding experience. During your inpatient stay you will learn techniques from our speech-language pathologists who are highly trained in feeding therapy. Treatment sessions focus on improving feeding and swallowing skills, as well as encouraging you to participate in therapies to support ongoing growth and development.

You are a valued member in the care of your child and our healthcare team acknowledges the importance of personalized care.

Possible diagnoses for the program may include:

Our program provides:

• Spacious and child friendly rooms allowing the opportunity caregivers to stay overnight
• Healthcare team consisting of physicians, nurses, speech-language pathologists, registered dietitian nutritionists, care coordinators, social workers, child life specialists, physical, occupational, and respiratory therapists
• Transportation provided for training as needed
• Healthcare team to schedule follow-up appointments upon discharge
• Connections to community resources

Our Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation program empowers patients and their families to overcome physical and stress-based limitations and return to a typical daily routine. Our primary goal is move your child from debilitating pain to full participation in school, leisure activities and sports. Through direct therapeutic intervention (physical, occupational, recreational therapies, and psychology services) we work as a team to develop effective coping strategies so your child can get back to doing what they enjoy most.

What pain diagnosis do we treat?

Diagnoses we treat include, but are not limited to:

• Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPs)
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS)
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
• Childhood Fibromyalgia Conversion Disorder
• Conversion Disorder
• Somatic Symptom Disorder
• Functional Motor Disorder/ Functional Neurological Disorder
• Somatoform Disorder
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

What does your Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation program provide?

• A healthcare team consisting of doctors, nurses, psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, nutritionists, social workers, and care coordinators
• Weekly team meetings for caregivers to discuss progress, goals, and your plan of care
• Support to you and your family through education of your diagnosis and treatment
• Spacious, comfortable rooms and the opportunity for a parent or another caregiver to stay overnight with you

How do I get into Weisman Children’s to start my pain management treatment?

You can contact our admissions team. We will ask for your medical history and all documentation (medical notes including medical, psychology, etc.). After reviewing your notes, our team will schedule a pre-admission tour and interview with you to get to know more about you & your goals of admission into our program. We will review our program with you in more detail, answer all your questions and create the best plan of care to get you back to life.

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Our program uses a team approach to help children and their families address the challenges of diabetes when traditional care has not been successful. We focus on the unique needs of your child and family. We include community resources  to promote a healthy lifestyle throughout all aspects of your child’s life.

The goals of our program are to give you and your child the ability to manage their diabetes, remove any barriers, and educate your family to live a healthier life. Parent or caregiver participation is required. Overnight stay and transportation are available. We actively work with your Endocrinology team before, during and after your child’s stay.    We reach out to your child’s school so they do not miss a beat. Together we develop an individualized plan where everyone plays a role.

Weisman Children’s Disease Management Program Introduction

Your child will participate in a four week educational, over night program which includes:

• Healthcare team consisting of physicians, nurses, a certified diabetes care and education specialist, registered dietitians, psychologists, care coordinators, social workers, recreational, physical, and occupational therapists
• Diabetes and nutrition education
• Meal planning and preparation
• Physical activity and field trips
• Support and care to decrease anxiety
• Assistance with insurance and supplies
• Spacious, technology friendly rooms

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Weisman Children’s Asthma Management program aims to improve the quality of life for children and teens struggling with uncontrolled asthma. We understand it can be overwhelming. Our in-patient team works with you and your child to learn how to successfully address their condition. The goal is to keep your child out of the emergency department, improve their school attendance and get them back to doing the things they enjoy most.

We teach you and your child how to reduce asthma attacks. Our certified asthma specialist provides a comprehensive medical evaluation including a lung function test. We identify what triggers your child’s asthma attacks and create an individualized asthma action plan. We then further support your learning by using Bluetooth medication tracking to help you successfully manage your child’s medication use after discharge.

Weisman Children’s Disease Management Program Introduction

Our Program Includes:

• Asthma Management team consisting of doctors (including pulmonologists), respiratory therapists, nurses, physical, occupational, speech, and recreational therapists, social workers and case managers
• Allergy testing
• Assessment of asthma triggers in daily environments
• Training with Bluetooth technology and apps to support successful medication use
• Weekly team meetings with you to discuss progress and discharge planning
• Community re-entry activities tailored to your child
• Support with arranging follow-up appointments
• Spacious, comfortable rooms and the opportunity for you or another caregiver to stay overnight
• Transportation provided for training as needed

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Our Comprehensive Rehab program addresses the many complex needs that children and young adults may experience following an injury, illness or surgery.

Our expert team, led by our doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, will guide you and your child through the recovery process. An individualized treatment plan will be created to for your child to address movement, strength, daily living skills, and the ability to cope with new challenges.

Our Comprehensive Rehab program strongly supports community re-entry. We take your child into real life situations to practice the skills they have learned. This assists with a smooth transition back to your home, school and community.

Children who require in-patient rehabilitation often come to a point in their recovery where they are able to transition to home, but reaching their full recovery potential is dependent on medical and rehabilitative care that cannot be met by their school or a community outpatient program.

Our Day Hospital Program provides children the opportunity to continue to receive high intensity therapeutic intervention with daily medical oversight and the support of our interdisciplinary team throughout the day and then return to the comforts of home. Children receive 3-5 hours of therapeutic services daily 3-5 times a week. An individualized care plan is developed and reviewed with parents and team members on a regular basis.

Services include:

• Board-certified pediatricians including full-time staff in rehabilitation medicine
• Experienced nursing staff
• Medical consultations by pulmonology as needed
• Pain assessment and monitoring
• Therapeutic intervention as indicated in the areas of physical, occupational, respiratory, speech, feeding therapies, psychology, neuro-psychology, nutrition, recreational therapy/child life)
• Adaptive equipment assessment with seating and mobility specialists
• Pulmonary and respiratory support as indicated
• Social work support
• Educational services coordinated with their sending school district
• Comprehensive discharge planning to ensure a smooth return to a community school placement with appropriate medical follow-up in place.

Our program supports treatment related to:

• Acquired Brain Injury
• Cancer Rehabilitation
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Complex Chronic Conditions
• Complex Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
• Complex Wound and Burn Management
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Specialized Feeding Needs

Our program provides a judgement free, calm, quiet and supportive environment. You will provide hands-on care for your child and have the opportunity to give input on the ongoing care of your child along side our team. We will provide education and training on the withdrawal process, infant care, feeding, infant development, proper car seat use, and tips to keep your baby comfortable.

We understand a bond between a baby and a loved one helps your baby thrive. To encourage this, we allow you to stay in the same room as your baby to promote bonding and support the weaning experience. Our holistic approach to recovery focuses on both you and your child. We support your recovery by providing daily transportation to your methadone clinic or your dispensing physician.

We will help you to stay connected to resources within your community that may be of benefit to ensure a smooth transition home.