St. Vincent Services Therapy
St. Vincent Therapy

Therapy

SAVING LIVES THROUGH ADVANCED MEDICINE

St. Vincent and St. Mary’s Hospitals provide a wide range of therapy services including physical, occupational and speech therapy.
 
The therapists at HSHS St. Vincent and St. Mary’s Hospitals are an integral part of the patient’s comprehensive care and work in collaboration with the patients’ healthcare team—including their physicians, nurses, social workers, case managers and dietitians—to ensure the highest quality of care. Our therapists also assist with discharge plans and home modifications, based on prior level-of-function and special care needs.

Physical Therapy

 

The goal of inpatient physical therapy is to restore normal movement and function after a patient undergoes surgery or suffers from an illness or injury. Our dedicated team of licensed physical therapists uses hands-on treatment, exercise and gait training to help you regain independence. Physical therapy assists with:
 

  • Restoring normal function, strength and coordination

  • Improving mobility

  • Relieving pain

Occupational Therapy

 

Occupational therapy helps prepare patients to successfully perform daily activities, such as bathing, dressing and home care management. Our highly-skilled occupational therapy team will customize a program to help restore function through:
 

  • Activities of daily living, such as dressing and bathing

  • Range-of-motion, strengthening and coordination exercises

  • Patient and family education and training in equipment needs

  • Vision and memory training

Speech Therapy

 

Speech therapy may be involved when your communication, thinking or swallowing has been affected by illness or injury. Our skilled speech therapists are specifically trained to restore, rehabilitate and help patients:
 

  • Regain speaking, reading and writing abilities

  • Improve a patient’s ability to understand what others are saying 

  • Improve a patient’s thinking, math and memory skills, so they can manage their affairs

  • Improving swallowing skills to a safe level with food and beverages

HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

 

The HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Rehabilitation unit is the largest in Northeastern Wisconsin. Our comprehensive services for evaluation and treatment help patients restore function and develop to their highest degree of independence.

Home health and outpatient therapy

 

Often times, therapy is also needed when patients leave the hospital. HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center offer home health therapy to patients upon discharge in order to further progress their function in their own home setting. The Prevea Therapy Institute offers outpatient therapy services at numerous locations for continued care after the hospital stay.