People who have complex medical conditions or who are recovering from surgery or illness may need inpatient rehabilitation therapy.

Patient Profile
We treat patients with:

• cerebral vascular accidents (CVA, stroke)
• neurological disorders
  • brain injuries
  • spinal cord injuries
• orthopedic injuries and illnesses
  • amputations
  • hip fractures
  • polyarthritis/rheumatoid arthritis
• pulmonary diseases
• ventilator dependency
• cardiac diseases
• cancer
• multiple traumas
• multi-system complications

Medical Staff
Kentfield's medical staff includes more than 50 physicians are specialists. Our interdisciplinary teams include:

• physiatrists
• rehabilitation nurses
• physical therapists
• occupational therapists
• hand therapists
• speech-language pathologists
• respiratory therapists
• psychologists and neuropsychologists
• recreational therapists
• certified wound specialists
• case managers
• dieticians
• pharmacists
• orthotists/prosthetists
• nurse practitioners

Referrals
Individuals may be referred for acute (inpatient) rehabilitation if they can:

• tolerate three hours of therapy daily
• benefit from an interdisciplinary approach
• demonstrate practical improvements within a reasonable period of time
• achieve realistic goals to allow a return to a less intense level of care (such as a home, skilled nursing facility or long-term care)

Individuals may be referred for long-term acute care if they require daily physician visits and meet one of the following criteria:

• need tracheostomy and/or ventilator weaning
• require I.V. antibiotics, parenteral nutrition or complex wound care
• are unable to tolerate three hours of therapy daily

Kentfield accepts referrals from physicians, case managers, discharge planners, commercial carriers and other healthcare professionals. To make a referral contact the admissions department at 415-485-3527.