The Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Patient services: BURKE IS A 150 BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL ENTIRELY DEDICATED TO REHABILITATION MEDICINE AND A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL REHABILITATION. WE PROVIDE INPATIENT AND AMBULATORY CARE FOR A BROAD RANGE OF NEUROLOGICAL, MUSCULOSKELETAL, CARDIAC AND PULMONARY DISABILITIES CAUSED BY DISEASE OR INJURY. Our programs targets those WHO HAVE SUFFERED A STROKE, SPINAL CORD or brain INJURY, underwent COMPLICATED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY or are afflicted with CARDIAC or PULMONARY DISEASE or other NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SUCH AS PARKINSON'S DISEASE or MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. Most of our patients are referrals that were transferred to Burke from other acute care facilities once their condition had stabilized AND THEY were ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN INTENSE PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY. THE GOAL OF THE INTENSIVE INPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM AT BURKE IS TO MAXIMIZE OUR PATIENT'S RECOVERY. OUR EXPERT REHABILITATION TEAM IS COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR PATIENT'S RETURN TO AS ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE AS POSSIBLE. EACH PATIENT'S PROGRAM IS TAILORED TO MEET HIS OR HER NEEDS BY INTEGATING SEVERAL DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, RESPIRATORY, SPEECH LANGUAGE AND RECREATIONAL THERAPIES WITH SPECIALTY MEDICINE, NURSING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL WORK AND THE APPROPRIATE SPECIALTY SERVICES AS NEEDED. GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ADJUST TO CIRCUMSTANCES RESULTING FROM PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND PREPARE them for the possibility of A NEW WAY OF LIFE. THE MAJORITY OF our patients RETURN TO THEIR HOME OR COMMUNITIES after their hospital stay is completed. In 2021, the hospital provided 47,567 patient days based on 2,843 admissions as well as 124,613 ambulatory clinical visits. We were there again for the community in its fight against the resurgent waves of the Covid-19 virus that continued relentlessly throughout 2021, helping to heal the New York community in it fight against the new strains of the coronavirus that was spreading across the community and causing immense suffering and volumes of death in its wake. At Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, we strive to create lifelong relationships with our patients even after their therapy has been completed. We also invite community members to the Burke campus to utilize and enjoy all of our programs and services. Burke offers many community programs from support groups to educational events to our Adult Fitness Center and related health programs. All of our programs offer individuals the opportunity to learn, exercise and share with others.

Medical Education: The Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Hospital has been a longstanding leader in clinical care, research and innovation and is now home to a nationally recognized Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved program envisions being the future benchmark for all Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency programs in the country. Burke's goal is to produce healthcare leaders known for innovation in all branches of physiatry. This is accomplished by rigorous training and development of highly skilled clinical and academic physiatrists. Our residents receive a unique training experience working directly with neurologists, physiatrists, rheumatologists, internists, cardiologists and pulmonologists on Burke's rehabilitation units. They also have the opportunity to work closely with research scientists from the world-renowned Burke Medical Research Institute, which is located on Burke's 61-acre campus in White Plains. Burke aims to teach residents who will go on to utilize their training to improve patient care, advance the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and enhance healthcare in the communities they serve. We offer a 3-year Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program, which is affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM). We also offer a one-year neurorehabilitation fellowship under the AECOM Department of Neurology, a one-year brain injury medicine fellowship and a one-year sports medicine fellowship.