February 26, 2021
By: Tyler Eckel
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (MERCER)– Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJUH) Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton, NJ, now offers a post-COVID-19 recovery program through its rehabilitative therapy services. The program uses the latest research to help patients recuperate from COVID-19. This three-phase program is customized to each patient to help them regain strength and functional abilities following COVID-19.
Telehealth and in-person treatments are available for physical, occupational and speech therapy. The team evaluates each patient’s needs and goals for their post-COVID-recovery and also screen for other needs with which RWJUH Hamilton can provide support.
The program includes physical therapy to reduce weakness, to improve breathing, gait and balance, and to build endurance. Occupational therapy helps patients to become more able to independently complete activities of daily living and cognitive rehabilitation and speech therapy focus on swallowing and speech difficulties.
The post-COVID-19 physical therapy rehab program is offered at RWJUH Hamilton’s Columbus, Ewing, Hamilton, Howell, Lawrenceville and Windsor rehab services locations; speech and occupational therapy for the COVID-19 rehab program is offered at select offices. For more information or to schedule a consultation for a location convenient for you, call 877-342-2795 or visit rwjrehab.com
Located in Hamilton Township, NJ, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, serves communities within a five-county area and includes an acute care hospital, cancer center, affiliated medical group, Lakeview Child Centers and the RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center. RWJBarnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – brings a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight alongside you, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. For more information, visit us at www.RWJBH.org/Hamilton and follow the hospital on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
