The current unit supports more than 350 patients every year and those patients experience tremendous success, with about 97% of them discharged home without readmission. But the demand is far higher than what the current unit can provide – with hundreds transfered to other programs outside of the region due to lack of space each year. 

That’s why St. Charles is setting out to build a new, state-of-the-art, 23-bed unit. The new space will be designed with our patients, their families and our caregivers in mind to ensure we can care for our community now and into the future. 

The new unit will include larger patient rooms to accommodate families and space for world-class services and new technology that will help patients re-learn activities like walking on the trails system in Central Oregon or cooking meals for themselves in an ADA accessible kitchen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Patients receive care from the Inpatient Rehab team to treat a variety of conditions including:

  • Stroke
  • Brain injury
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Congenital deformity
  • Amputation
  • Major traumas
  • Hip fracture
  • Burns
  • Neurological disorders
  • Systematic vasculitides with joint inflammation
  • Severe or advanced osteoarthritis
  • Complicated knee/hip replacement

Patients spend an average of 12-14 days particpating in occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy and orthotics appointments for 3 hours/day at least 5 days/week.

Last year we treated 365 patients. We anticipate this number will grow to more than 730 patients when the unit opens.