Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

Female patient walking with her female physical therapist

After a hospital stay, you may benefit from around-the-clock care in a specialized facility focused on rehabilitation. In our dedicated inpatient rehabilitation facility on the Ingalls Memorial Hospital campus, physicians, nurses and other clinicians from the University of Chicago Medicine and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab work together to support your recovery. During your stay, we help you maximize your abilities so you can regain your independence and improve your quality of life after an illness or injury.

For more information or to make a referral, call 708-915-5031.

Leaders in Inpatient Rehabilitation

UChicago Medicine and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab are committed to finding the best therapies to help patients recover, and our physicians are leading the way in research on rehabilitation. When you stay in our inpatient rehabilitation facility, you will have access to the latest evidence-based therapies and protocols to help you return to your usual routine as fully and quickly as possible.

Benefits of Inpatient Rehabilitation

Patients who choose our inpatient rehabilitation program recover better.

Our patients show greater improvements in self-care and mobility than national averages.
Our patients recover more quickly compared to other programs.
Our patients are more likely to return home and less likely to return to the hospital, compared to national averages.

Specialized Rehabilitation for a Range of Conditions

Our physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and nurses offer science-backed rehabilitation programs to help people recover from a range of health concerns, including:

Cancer
Falls
Heart and lung diseases
Limb loss (amputations)
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson’s disease
Spinal cord injury
Stroke
Transplant
Traumatic brain injury
Traumatic injuries

What You Can Expect During Your Inpatient Rehabilitation Stay

While you recover in our inpatient rehabilitation facility, you benefit from intensive services that you cannot get during a routine hospital stay or during outpatient rehabilitation.

As a patient in our inpatient rehabilitation facility, you can expect:

Daily physician oversight to support your medical condition, no matter how complex
24-hour compassionate nursing care and patient education
Personalized physical, occupational and speech therapy (three hours each day, five days a week)
Group therapy to promote community and recovery
Family education with your care team to coordinate support and plans for your return home
Easy, open communication with your providers and access to your medical records
Private rooms with large windows
Free parking

Referrals and Information