When you need care 24 hours a day, Kaweah Delta Rehabilitation Services gives you two different inpatient settings to choose from - Acute Rehabilitation and Short Stay Rehabilitation. Each program is designed to meet specific patient needs. For 18 consecutive years now, we have received three-year accreditation for our inpatient rehabilitation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International. This means specialty accreditation means that our program has demonstrated a higher level of expertise, advocacy, and collaboration for patients.  



Acute Rehabilitation is a short-term, intensive program for adults whose medical and functional needs require a coordinated, multidisciplinary team approach. Common diagnoses include: stroke, spinal cord injury, amputation, major multiple trauma, brain injury, orthopedic conditions and neurological disorders.

Most patients are referred by their physician or case manager to Kaweah Delta Acute Rehabilitation during their initial hospitalization. However, referrals are also made locally from facilities in Tulare, Kings, Kern and Fresno counties. Additionally, many patients return to Kaweah Delta for acute rehabilitation after receiving specialty care in the Bay Area or Southern California.

Program highlights: 

• Physician sees patient on weekdays to coordinate interdisciplinary team care.
• Physicians available on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Nurses with specialized rehabilitation training/experience work with patients and families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy provided 3 hours per day, 5-6 days per week.
• Neuropsychology provided
• Case management and social services provided
• Registered dietician available
• Chaplain available 
• Respiratory therapy 
• Orthotic and prosthetic fittings provided by referral 
• Recreation therapy 
• Beautician available

Program Fees

Patients receive information regarding program fees prior to admission. Patients and their families are informed throughout their stay of any coverage limitations imposed by their insurance company and alternative sources of funding are discussed as needed. Typically, coverage for the program is provided by commercial insurance programs, workers' compensation, Medicare or Medi-Cal. Payer requirements such as severity of illness, functional needs, and rehabilitation potential are carefully assessed and patients informed of impact of those requirements on provision of services.

Short Stay Rehabilitation

Kaweah Delta's Short Stay Rehabilitation provides a more flexible level of services for patients who've had hip and knee replacements, hip fractures, pelvic fractures, simple trauma, and back surgery and want to return to a life of independence, where they are mobile and can take care of themselves. 

Program highlights: 

• Nursing care provided by nurses with specialized rehabilitation training and experience 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 
• Physical and occupational therapy services provided 5-6 days a week, with intensity of services adjusted to each patient's needs and goals. 
• Physician supervision provided as appropriate to each person's needs 
• Recreation therapy 
• Beautician available

Questions/feedback? 559-624-3700