Services

The following services are provided in our rehabilitation program:

Other available services, which may be consulted based on the specific needs of the child, include:

  • Audiology
  • Driver’s education
  • Massage therapy
  • Orthotists and prosthetists
  • Pain management
  • Pharmacy
  • Vocational therapy and rehabilitation

We also collaborate with the local Ronald McDonald House.

Medical services also available to our patients at Texas Children’s Hospital include:

It is the policy of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit to provide medical and rehabilitation nursing services 7 days a week, 24 hours per day. Diagnostic services including radiology, pharmacy, and laboratory are provided onsite. Proton Therapy and XRT are provided offsite at a local Cancer Hospital.

  • We are located within a pediatric Level I Trauma Hospital, with direct and immediate inpatient medical services available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.
    • Physician in-house coverage
    • Registered Nurses specialized in Rehabilitation
  • Diagnostic Services are available onsite which include:
    • Radiology:
      • Urgent requests and results are reported within one hour
      • If a critical finding is identified, the radiologist will contact the ordering physician within 15 minutes
      • Routine reuests and results are completed on same day of order
    • Laboratory Services:
      • Rapid Response results reported within 15 minutes after collection
      • STAT results reported within 1 hour after collection
      • Routine results reported 1.5 – 2 hours after collection
    • Pharmacy Services:
      • STAT orders within 15 minutes to 60 minutes depending on the medication.
      • STAT/missing dose within 30 minutes
      • Routine: prior to earliest administration time
    • Off-site services include:
      • Proton and XRT services are provided offsite at MD Anderson Cancer Center