OhioHealth and Select Medical Open Neuro Transitional Center in Dublin
One of Only Three in Nation; NTC Getting Patients Back to Independent Living
Sometimes it takes great partnerships to truly make the biggest impact. That’s the hope with the newest partnership between OhioHealth and Select Medical with this OhioHealth Neuro Transitional Center in Dublin.
“It really is all about hope, when patients suffer a catastrophic event, their lives are turned upside down," said Shaun McNelis, Senior Vice President, Care Coordination & Therapy Services, Select Medical. “Not just them but their family as well.”
One of only 3 centers of its kind in the country, the NTC will help individuals return home safely after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke or other neurological disease.
“There will still be those intensive services through the week, same autonomy with some added guardrails, will help patients to get to independent living, which is what we are looking for," said Chris Clinton, OhioHealth President, Regional Markets.
These individuals require post-hospital intensive rehabilitation due to the severity of their cognitive, physical or behavioral impairments.
“We are able to personalize care and tailor it to someone’s needs, to what the individual patient needs," Clinton said.
The NTC will fill the gap between the inpatient rehabilitation facility and the patient’s home, providing intensive physical, occupational and speech therapies, neuropsychology and 24/7 medical oversight, all in a home-like setting.
“Amazing to see all of this come together under one roof, years in the making, years of dreaming, planning, design and construction and building the team around it,” McNelis said.
The goal is to help each patient restore or normalize medical and health function, maximize reduction of disability, prevent re-hospitalization and medical complications, and restore independent living skills to function in the home and community safely.
“I think a reflection we have a world class neuroscience program with great leadership, visionary leaders to see what the population needs and then make it happen,” Clinton said.
A partnership that has worked in the past gets a new challenge. With an already winning formula.
“It’s the commitment to the patients, and trust when we work together,” Clinton said.
To learn more about neurological rehabilitation at OhioHealth, click here.
