Summa Rehab Hospital CARF-Accredited

Amputee Program

Summa Rehab Hospital 29 North Adams Street, Akron, Ohio 44304

(330) 572-7300 | Toll-Free: (855) 296-0925

Fax: (330) 572-7319

summarehabhospital.com

Amputees learn how to safely manage their

new reality through training, education and

practice. The goal of the training is to

provide a base for each amputee to return

to their highest level of independence and

live the life they strive to live.

Resources on site include: physicians for

pain management, wound surgeon for

consults, certified wound nurse for

monitoring/healing, 24/7 nursing care to

manage nursing needs for each individual

patient, and therapy to deliver methods to

strengthen the limbs as well as teach safe

techniques to use while recovering.

Stroke Specialty Program

Brain Injury Program

Spinal Cord Injury Program

Amputee Program

AMPUTEE CLINIC

Dr. Ford founded the Amputee Clinic in 1995 as a

way to support patients with amputations in our

community. All local prosthetist companies attend

the clinic each month. The clinic provides a

team-centered approach to help amputees regain

the highest level of function and help those who

want to gain more from their current devices, or

upgrade to more functional devices. Call Dr. Ford’s

office to register for the clinic at 330.668.4094

• Amputee clinic meets the 2nd Wednesday of

every month.

• Location: Summa Rehab Hospital Therapy Gym,

29 N. Adams St, Akron, OH 44304

• This will require a referral from your PCP to

attend the clinic. Kennard C. Ford, MD

AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP

This no-cost support group provides a forum for amputees and their families to share

ideas as well as learn coping mechanisms for their ongoing challenges. Members of

our professional staff facilitate the support group meeting with community speakers

lending their expertise on successful and safe living after amputation.

• No cost to join or attend – open to the community – all are welcome.

• Meeting takes place in the classroom at Summa Rehab Hospital the last

Thursday of every month from 1 - 2:00 p.m.

• Group led by Dr. Torcasio, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with 30

years experience.

• Support group attendees can expect to receive opportunities to discuss

experiences and concerns in a supportive setting as well as healthy coping

strategies to improve quality of life.

PROSTHETIC TRAINING FOR NEW OR UPGRADED DEVICES

• Patients can be admitted to Summa Rehab Hospital for about 4-5 days on average

• 15 hours per week of intensive therapy and safety training.

• Wound monitoring and pain monitoring along with 24/7 nursing care.

• Full medical management by our PM&R and hospitalist physicians to help keep patients

on track while learning to use their new or upgraded device.

• Prosthetists are on site at Summa Rehab to ensure maximum comfort as patients regain

their independence.

NEW AMPUTEE PATIENTS

Patients come to Summa Rehab Hospital for inpatient physical rehabilitation

after their initial amputation.

Patients receive specialty physician oversight and pain management as well as

15 hours of physical and occupational therapy every week. Wound monitoring,

device training, fitment from prosthetists and 24/7 nursing care with education

and guidance on how to move on with their lives. New prosthetic devices

normally take 7-8 weeks to create, so this short inpatient stay focuses on safety

training and therapies to prepare the patient for challenges they will face when

they go home until those devices are ready. This inpatient stay ranges from

10-14 days on average.

AMPUTEE CLINIC

Dr. Ford founded the Amputee Clinic in 1995 as a

way to support patients with amputations in our

community. All local prosthetist companies attend

the clinic each month. The clinic provides a

team-centered approach to help amputees regain

the highest level of function and help those who

want to gain more from their current devices, or

upgrade to more functional devices. Call Dr. Ford’s

office to register for the clinic at 330.668.4094

• Amputee clinic meets the 2nd Wednesday of

every month.

• Location: Summa Rehab Hospital Therapy Gym,

29 N. Adams St, Akron, OH 44304

• This will require a referral from your PCP to

attend the clinic. Kennard C. Ford, MD

AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP

This no-cost support group provides a forum for amputees and their families to share

ideas as well as learn coping mechanisms for their ongoing challenges. Members of

our professional staff facilitate the support group meeting with community speakers

lending their expertise on successful and safe living after amputation.

• No cost to join or attend – open to the community – all are welcome.

• Meeting takes place in the classroom at Summa Rehab Hospital the last

Thursday of every month from 1 - 2:00 p.m.

• Group led by Dr. Torcasio, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with 30

years experience.

• Support group attendees can expect to receive opportunities to discuss

experiences and concerns in a supportive setting as well as healthy coping

strategies to improve quality of life.

PROSTHETIC TRAINING FOR NEW OR UPGRADED DEVICES

• Patients can be admitted to Summa Rehab Hospital for about 4-5 days on average

• 15 hours per week of intensive therapy and safety training.

• Wound monitoring and pain monitoring along with 24/7 nursing care.

• Full medical management by our PM&R and hospitalist physicians to help keep patients

on track while learning to use their new or upgraded device.

• Prosthetists are on site at Summa Rehab to ensure maximum comfort as patients regain

their independence.

NEW AMPUTEE PATIENTS

Patients come to Summa Rehab Hospital for inpatient physical rehabilitation

after their initial amputation.

Patients receive specialty physician oversight and pain management as well as

15 hours of physical and occupational therapy every week. Wound monitoring,

device training, fitment from prosthetists and 24/7 nursing care with education

and guidance on how to move on with their lives. New prosthetic devices

normally take 7-8 weeks to create, so this short inpatient stay focuses on safety

training and therapies to prepare the patient for challenges they will face when

they go home until those devices are ready. This inpatient stay ranges from

10-14 days on average.

Summa Rehab Hospital 29 North Adams Street, Akron, Ohio 44304

(330) 572-7300 | Toll-Free: (855) 296-0925

Fax: (330) 572-7319

summarehabhospital.com

Summa Rehab Hospital

Summa Rehab has interdisciplinary team meetings weekly to review and assess patients’

individual progress. This, combined with support of our PM&R physicians, hospitalists,

wound nurse, 24/7 nursing care, and intensive physical and occupational therapy team

members, help our case management team safely discharge our patients earlier than our

regional counterparts.

PLAN YOUR VISITPlease visit our website to take a virtual tour and see some of our amputee success

stories, or feel free to come in and take a tour of the hospital. If you have any questions,

please call 330.572.7300 and ask to speak to our Admissions Department.

• Free parking

• Many handicap-accessible parking spots close to hospital

• Easy access to bus line

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