Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Tampa VA

James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service

Here at the Tampa VA, we provide both inpatient and outpatient care including specialty care such as chronic pain rehab and we are one of four national polytrauma rehabilitation centers in the entire United States.

Eligibility, Enrollment, and Benefits Information

You can access our eligibility, enrollment, and benefits information as Adobe PDF documents in either English or Spanish.

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Quality of Care: CARF Accreditation

The Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Program at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). CARF is an accrediting body that has strict standards for rehabilitation facilities. They are a not-for-profit organization that accredits several types of specialized services: adult day services; assisted living; behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse); employment and community living services; and medical rehabilitation). The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultive accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.

For further information, please visit the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) website.

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Contact Information

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service
Phone: 813-972-7506
Fax: 813-978-5852
Physical Address: 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612

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Inpatient Services

Rehabilitation is a dynamic process that provides comprehensive services for persons with disabilities to improve health, well-being, and attain maximum physical, social, psychological, and vocational potential for useful and productive activity. The comprehensive program at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital offers the following inpatient services:

• Occupational Therapy
  Evaluation of functional ability in the area of self-care, providing training to increase independence in activities of daily living; assessment of the need for adaptive equipment; assistance in the adjustment to altered mental, social and physical status.
• Recreational Therapy
  Enhancement or restoration of physical and/or mental functioning to the highest degree possible by developing individualized programs to improve quality of life.
• Social Work Services
  Coordination of discharge planning; facilitation of community referrals; liaisons between families and the rehabilitation team providing counseling regarding psychosocial, financial, and vocational implications of disability.
• Speech Pathology Services
  Evaluation and treatment of disorders of speech, language, voice, cognition, and swallowing.
• Kinesiotherapy Services
  Provide treatment programs to enhance functional capacity including: wheelchair/seating mobility clinic; driver training; amputation care clinic; therapeutic pool; basic mobility skills.
• Physical Therapy Services
  Evaluation, treatment and instruction on gait, functional mobility, range of motion, strength and balance.
• Vocational Rehabilitation
  Provides education to available services and resources, assist clients in accessing those services, and provides liaison to outside agencies, organizations, and funding sources for continuing care and services.
• Transitional Rehabilitation
  Program components include inpatient rehabilitation, on- and off-site transitional residential living, day treatment programs as well as follow up clinics and counseling services.

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Outpatient Services

Many services are available from the outpatient program at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. Several of the services are similar to those available as inpatient services but have been designed for outpatients.

• Occupational Therapy
  Evaluation of functional ability in the area of self-care, providing training to increase independence in activities of daily living; assessment of the need for adaptive equipment; assistance in the adjustment to altered mental, social and physical status.
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
  12-week program for patients with known, or at high risk for ischemic heart disease or cardiomyopathy of any cause. A structured seminar program for patients and families is provided as well as a weekly support group.
• Physical Therapy Services
  Evaluation, treatment and instruction on gait, functional mobility, range of motion, strength and balance.
• Kinesiotherapy Services
  Provide treatment programs to enhance functional capacity including: wheelchair/seating mobility clinic; driver training; amputation care clinic; therapeutic pool; basic mobility skills.
• Kinesiotherapy Seating and Mobility Clinic
  Evaluation for those in need of specialty seating systems and/or manual or powered wheeled mobility.
• Kinesiotherapy Driver Training Program
  Provides assistance in the selection of an appropriate vehicle, adaptive and operational equipment.
• Kinesiotherapy Preservation/Amputation Care Treatment Foot Screening Clinic (PACT)
  Screening, education, recommendations for appropriate foot wear and orthotic devices to prevent ulceration and amputation in the diabetic patient.
• Kinesiotherapy Therapeutic Pool Program
  Utilization of therapeutic pool services to help develop al components of physical fitness including cardio-respiratory, endurance, flexibility, muscle strength, balance and coordination, perceptual motor development, and body composition.
• Vocational Rehabilitation
  Provides education to available services and resources, assist clients in accessing those services, and provides liaison to outside agencies, organizations, and funding sources for continuing care and services.

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Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program (CPRP)

The CPRP is an award winning, comprehensive, inpatient chronic pain treatment program established in 1988 to help veterans with chronic pain cope with their condition. We have been designated a VA “Clinical Program of Excellence” for pain treatment and are the only CARF accredited inpatient pain treatment center in the VA system.

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