PHYSICAL THERAPY     SPEECH THERAPY     OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
 

PHYSICAL THERAPY MONDAY - FRIDAY (EVENING HOURS AVAILABLE) Medicare & Medicaid Certified Most Insurance Plans Accepted (Including Workers' Compensation) TYPICAL DIAGNOSES & INTERVENTIONS Post-operative Orthopaedics Sports Related Injuries Musculoskeletal Disorders Neurological Rehabilitation (Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury) Balance Disorders/Fall Prevention Pain or Disorders of the Spine Industrial Rehabilitation Work Reconditioning Pre-employment Screening Dysfunction of the Upper Extremity (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist or Hand) Dysfunction of the Lower Extremity (Hip, Knee, Ankle or Foot) Wound Care Lymphedema Management Functional Capacity Evaluation Pediatric Disorders When a patient is referred to DCH Physical Therapy, they should expect to receive the following: An extensive evaluation performed by a licensed physical therapist Appropriate communication between the therapist and the patient, family and referring physician Patient and family education as appropriate Personalized care provided by our experienced professionals Courtesy check to your insurance company to obtain any necessary prior authorizations and/or pre-certifications Aurora Physical Therapy is credentialed as a free standing physical therapy clinic under Health Services Corporation (HSC), a subsidiary company owned by Dearborn County Hospital.  The office is located at 107 Bridgeway Street, Suite 202, Aurora, Indiana and is staffed by Dearborn County Hospital outpatient physical therapists.  Aurora Physical Therapy is open by appointment, Monday through Friday with evening hours available. Aurora Physical Therapy was created to assist patients who have a limited or differential coverage for physical therapy when provided at a hospital based outpatient department as opposed to a freestanding physical therapy clinic. Some insurance companies now provide restricted or higher co-pay insurance for physical therapy at hospital-based centers as compared to free-standing therapy clinics and for some insurance companies, the opposite holds true. In either case, when patients call to set up an appointment at any one of our locations, our staff will perform a courtesy check of their insurance and provide them financial options so that they may make an informed financial decision to where they wish to receive physical therapy.

SPEECH THERAPY

The Dearborn County Hospital Speech Therapy Department provides comprehensive care for people of all ages, including pediatrics.  Conditions requiring speech therapy may have existed from birth or resulted from a developmental delay, illness, disease or accident.  People who have suffered a stroke, head injury or have Parkinson's Disease are examples of those who may be appropriate for speech therapy.  Deficits treated range from articulation and language delays in children to difficulty speaking and memory loss in adults.

The Speech Therapy Department is committed to helping people with communication, cognitive and swallowing disorders through individualized evaluation and treatment.  DCH speech therapists are licensed and certified and devoted to providing the highest level of care.  Patients and their loved ones are included in care planning and continually educated throughout the therapy process.  Speech therapy is provided in all settings including inpatient, outpatient, Subacute, home health and hospice.

For more information, please contact the department at 812-537-8208 or 800-676-5572, ext. 8208.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a health and rehabilitation profession designed to help people regain skills that are important for health, well-being, security and happiness.  Occupational Therapists (OTs) work with people of all ages who because of physical, developmental, social or emotional deficits, need specialized assistance in learning skills to enable them to lead independent, productive and satisfying lives.  OTs are uniquely qualified to provide individuals with equipment that promotes the highest degree of functional independence in daily living.  The Occupational Therapy Department at DCH continues to expand to provide outpatients the highest quality of care possible.

Occupational therapy provides services to inpatients, outpatients, Subacute residents, home health and hospice patients as well as pediatric patients.  First Steps OT is one program available for children from birth to age three. 

The DCH OT department has greatly expanded its comprehensive upper extremity rehabilitation program with the addition of the BTE Work Simulator II.  The BTE is used to simulate numerous work-related tasks to design a rehabilitation program specific to our patient's needs.

The DCH Occupational Therapy staff uses the following skilled interventions to treat a broad spectrum of patient diagnoses:

• Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Retraining
• Adaptive Equipment Training
• Home Environmental Assessments
• Upper Extremity Splinting
• Therapeutic Exercise and Therapeutic Activity
• Neuromuscular Re-education
• Hot and Cold Packs
• Iontophoresis
• Electrical Stimulation
• Work Simulation
• Energy Conservation/Work Simplification

For more information, please contact the department at 812-532-2607 or 800-676-5572, ext. 2607.

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