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News Releases
Memorial Hermann
Northwest Hospital to Open New Ambulatory Medicine Center
Facility offers comprehensive outpatient rehab services, diabetes
education and more
Houston, Texas, May 19, 2003 --
Even before Memorial Hermann Northwest
Hospital officially opens its new South
Tower this summer, hospital officials are introducing a new facility
that offers comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation services, including
physical, occupational, speech, aquatic and hand therapy, diabetes education
and more.
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The 16,000-square-foot
Ambulatory Medicine Center, set to open in July, will present
patients with a one-stop, total return-to-wellness program personalized
to fit their lifestyles. "Diabetes patients, for example,
learn how to manage the disease and maintain a nutritional program
that meets their health requirements," said center director
Julie Moore. "Should they injure themselves, our clinicians
can offer wound care, exercise under the supervision of a therapist
and aquatic therapy after the wound has healed."
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Memorial
Hermann Northwest Hospital officially opens its new South Tower
this July.
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The
Ambulatory Medicine Center's hand therapy program offers a range of treatment
options and a Hough hand table for specialty exercises. The program provides
care for conditions including carpal tunnel syndrome and other forms of
cumulative trauma, osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis, flexor/extensor tendon
lacerations and more.
Aquatic therapy
and rehabilitation, available in the center's 27-by-10-foot pool, can
speed recovery and enhance treatment for patients with a variety of
diagnoses, such as lumbar and cervical spine disorders, general musculoskeletal
injuries and neurological disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain
injury, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. "The buoyancy
of water allows earlier movement for people who are unable to tolerate
land-based therapy due to pain, weakness or weight-bearing limitations,"
said Moore.
The pool can accommodate
two to four patients at a time with a one-to-one or one-to-two therapist-to-patient
ratio. It features a state-of-the-art treadmill for cardiac conditioning
and gait training, as well as a hydraulic lift to help non-ambulatory
patients enter and leave. "Aquatic exercise also increases relaxation,
reduces pain and muscle spasm and enhances physiological well-being,"
noted Moore.
The center offers
an array of therapy services that includes treatment for back and neck
disorders, orthopedic injuries, joint replacements and more. The outpatient
therapy area features a large exercise and cardio room equipped with
treadmills, bicycles and sitting/stepping machine. Certified through
the Arthritis Foundation, the Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital PACE
(People with Arthritis Can Exercise) program includes exercises to improve
flexibility, strength and cardiovascular fitness. Participants also
receive educational information on exercise and wellness.
The Ambulatory Medicine
Center will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. It is located at the east end of the first
floor of the Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital South Tower, 1635 North
Loop West at Ella Blvd. For more information or to schedule a tour,
call 713-867-3350.
For more information, contact Media Relations.
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