Rehabilitation requires the efforts of many experienced professionals, working together, to help a patient achieve their optimal recovery and regain independence. North Valley Hospital's Skilled Nursing Facility provides comprehensive, expert care for patients suffering from a broad range of conditions including:

• Respiratory Therapy/Pulmonology
• Ventilator dependency and weaning
• Long Term Ventilator Care
• Arthritis
• Tracheostomy Care
• Brain injury
• Amputation
• Neurological Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Spinal cord injury
• Orthopedics
  • Hip fractures
  • Joint replacement
  • Major multiple trauma
  • Osteoporosis

North Valley Hospital's expert clinicians provide care for patients whose disabilities are caused or complicated by such medical issues as:

• Pulmonary disease
• Chronic lung problems (asthma, bronchitis, emphysema)
• Cardiovascular disease
• Incontinence
• Lymphedema
• Cancer
• Diabetes wounds
• Pulmonary disease
• Sleep disorders
• Spasticity
• Slow or non-healing wounds

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
The comprehensive inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program at North Valley Hospital is designed to help patients with breathing disorders to improve their quality of life. Breathing disorders may include conditions directly related to chronic lung problems (such as emphysema or lung cancer) but it may also include conditions related to heart disease, accidents, cystic fibrosis or AIDS.

Our pulmonary rehabilitation program is designed to increase pulmonary function through specialized treatment and education to assist patients in returning to productive, independent lifestyles. This program, along with our respiratory therapy program, is a full service department operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

Ventilator Weaning Program
At North Valley Hospital, our goal is to wean patients from ventilators so they can regain their ability to breath and function independently. When this is not possible, we train patients and their families to use portable equipment so they can return home or to a lower level of care.