Key Personnel
Rehabilitation Nursing
The nurses at Weismans Children's Rehabilitation Hospital practice a special type of nursing known as Pediatric Rehabilitation Nursing. The nurses at Weismans Children's Rehabilitation Hospital pass medications, and do all of the treatments and care that you would expect a nurse to do, but also have been educated in the principles of rehabilitation. These include having the child do all the tasks that they have learned in therapy on the nursing unit, allowing the child to do as much for themselves as they can and educating both the parents and the child in the different medical care that may need to continue to be done at home. It is important to realize that the only way that your child will get better and faster at doing an activity is to allow them to do it. It may be difficult to watch your child have to work hard to do something that in the past took them a few minutes to do, but in the long run, it is definitely worth having a child that looks on themselves as a success.
Rehab Therapy
As South Jersey’s premiere rehabilitation hospital dedicated solely to children, we have the largest department of speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, staffed by pediatric therapists who are experts in their respective fields; world-class physicians, trained at leading academic medical centers, specializing in diagnosing and treating children with complex medical and rehabilitative needs; superb pediatric nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers, psychologists, child life specialists, and recreational therapists.
Our staff of physical, occupational, speech/language and recreational therapists have extensive pediatric training and experience. Staff members participate in ongoing professional education and specialty credentialing to ensure expertise in state-of-the-art pediatric diagnostic assessments and therapeutic interventions.
Our Areas Of Expertise Include:
- Picture Exchange Communication (PECS)
- Threshold Electrical Stimulation
- Child Life and Development
Also Specializing In:
- Neuro Developmental Treatment
- Lite Gait™ Partial Weight Bearing Training
- Feeding / Swallowing Disorders
- School and Community Re-Entry
Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital staff continues to set the standard for excellence in pediatric rehabilitation.
Social Work
The social work department provides ongoing support and assistance to WCRH patients and their families. The social worker meets with each patient and their caregiver(s) upon admission WCRH to obtain information and ascertain how the social worker can best provide assistance to the family. The social work department is able to assist families with an array of tasks including completing paperwork, obtaining funding for equipment, applying for Medicaid and locating support groups. The social worker is available on a full-time basis Monday through Friday.
Admissions / Case Management
The Case Management Department at WCRH is responsible for the overall Case Management process from Referral through Discharge. Our Mission is to assist patients and families --- by fostering a care delivery system that provides safe, high quality interdisciplinary care in a well coordinated manner to achieve patient outcomes with optimal efficiency, quality and safety.