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Why choose Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona

Regain your quality of life after a stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, hip fracture or other complex orthopedic or neurological condition by making the right choice for rehabilitation.

Choose experience
As part of the nation’s largest network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, we have access to the latest treatments and technologies to help in your recovery.
Choose compassion
Your care team will create a plan unique to you and your goals to help you regain your highest level of independence.
Choose exceptional results
Intensive therapy is proven to help in recovery. At our hospital, you will receive three hours of therapy a day, five days a week and will have frequent physician visits and 24/7 nursing care.

Better rehabilitation starts here

Each patient’s recovery is different. At Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona, our expert clinicians combine the latest technologies, real-world simulations and advanced therapies into a treatment plan that helps you achieve what’s important to you. Our specialties include but are not limited to:

Stroke rehabilitation

Personalized physical and cognitive therapy to support recovery.

Brain injury rehabilitation

Restores physical and cognitive function after brain trauma.

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Improves mobility and independence after spinal cord damage.

Orthopedic conditions

Supports recovery from Parkinson’s disease and other conditions.

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How we compare

After a stroke, illness or injury, your doctor may recommend you to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or a skilled nursing facility for therapy, but you have a choice in where you continue your recovery. To ensure you make the right one, compare the different settings. In an inpatient rehabilitation hospital, you will receive 24-hour nursing care with frequent physician visits, and at least three hours of therapy five days a week. In a skilled nursing facility, you are unlikely to receive the same high level of medical care and therapy.

Your care team will include:

  • Rehabilitation physicians and nurses
  • Physical, occupational and speech therapists
  • Dietitian
  • Pharmacist
  • Case manager
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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Encompass Health Altoona visiting hours are from Noon - 8 p.m. daily. Since your loved ones are an integral part of your recovery in inpatient rehabilitation, they also will be included in your recovery plans and goals.

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