Summa Rehab Hospital CARF-Accredited
Amputee Program
Summa Rehab Hospital 29 North Adams Street, Akron, Ohio 44304
(330) 572-7300 | Toll-Free: (855) 296-0925
Fax: (330) 572-7319
summarehabhospital.com
Amputees learn how to safely manage their
new reality through training, education and
practice. The goal of the training is to
provide a base for each amputee to return
to their highest level of independence and
live the life they strive to live.
Resources on site include: physicians for
pain management, wound surgeon for
consults, certified wound nurse for
monitoring/healing, 24/7 nursing care to
manage nursing needs for each individual
patient, and therapy to deliver methods to
strengthen the limbs as well as teach safe
techniques to use while recovering.
Stroke Specialty Program
Brain Injury Program
Spinal Cord Injury Program
Amputee Program
AMPUTEE CLINIC
Dr. Ford founded the Amputee Clinic in 1995 as a
way to support patients with amputations in our
community. All local prosthetist companies attend
the clinic each month. The clinic provides a
team-centered approach to help amputees regain
the highest level of function and help those who
want to gain more from their current devices, or
upgrade to more functional devices. Call Dr. Ford’s
office to register for the clinic at 330.668.4094
• Amputee clinic meets the 2nd Wednesday of
every month.
• Location: Summa Rehab Hospital Therapy Gym,
29 N. Adams St, Akron, OH 44304
• This will require a referral from your PCP to
attend the clinic. Kennard C. Ford, MD
AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP
This no-cost support group provides a forum for amputees and their families to share
ideas as well as learn coping mechanisms for their ongoing challenges. Members of
our professional staff facilitate the support group meeting with community speakers
lending their expertise on successful and safe living after amputation.
• No cost to join or attend – open to the community – all are welcome.
• Meeting takes place in the classroom at Summa Rehab Hospital the last
Thursday of every month from 1 - 2:00 p.m.
• Group led by Dr. Torcasio, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with 30
years experience.
• Support group attendees can expect to receive opportunities to discuss
experiences and concerns in a supportive setting as well as healthy coping
strategies to improve quality of life.
PROSTHETIC TRAINING FOR NEW OR UPGRADED DEVICES
• Patients can be admitted to Summa Rehab Hospital for about 4-5 days on average
• 15 hours per week of intensive therapy and safety training.
• Wound monitoring and pain monitoring along with 24/7 nursing care.
• Full medical management by our PM&R and hospitalist physicians to help keep patients
on track while learning to use their new or upgraded device.
• Prosthetists are on site at Summa Rehab to ensure maximum comfort as patients regain
their independence.
NEW AMPUTEE PATIENTS
Patients come to Summa Rehab Hospital for inpatient physical rehabilitation
after their initial amputation.
Patients receive specialty physician oversight and pain management as well as
15 hours of physical and occupational therapy every week. Wound monitoring,
device training, fitment from prosthetists and 24/7 nursing care with education
and guidance on how to move on with their lives. New prosthetic devices
normally take 7-8 weeks to create, so this short inpatient stay focuses on safety
training and therapies to prepare the patient for challenges they will face when
they go home until those devices are ready. This inpatient stay ranges from
10-14 days on average.
AMPUTEE CLINIC
Dr. Ford founded the Amputee Clinic in 1995 as a
way to support patients with amputations in our
community. All local prosthetist companies attend
the clinic each month. The clinic provides a
team-centered approach to help amputees regain
the highest level of function and help those who
want to gain more from their current devices, or
upgrade to more functional devices. Call Dr. Ford’s
office to register for the clinic at 330.668.4094
• Amputee clinic meets the 2nd Wednesday of
every month.
• Location: Summa Rehab Hospital Therapy Gym,
29 N. Adams St, Akron, OH 44304
• This will require a referral from your PCP to
attend the clinic. Kennard C. Ford, MD
AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP
This no-cost support group provides a forum for amputees and their families to share
ideas as well as learn coping mechanisms for their ongoing challenges. Members of
our professional staff facilitate the support group meeting with community speakers
lending their expertise on successful and safe living after amputation.
• No cost to join or attend – open to the community – all are welcome.
• Meeting takes place in the classroom at Summa Rehab Hospital the last
Thursday of every month from 1 - 2:00 p.m.
• Group led by Dr. Torcasio, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with 30
years experience.
• Support group attendees can expect to receive opportunities to discuss
experiences and concerns in a supportive setting as well as healthy coping
strategies to improve quality of life.
PROSTHETIC TRAINING FOR NEW OR UPGRADED DEVICES
• Patients can be admitted to Summa Rehab Hospital for about 4-5 days on average
• 15 hours per week of intensive therapy and safety training.
• Wound monitoring and pain monitoring along with 24/7 nursing care.
• Full medical management by our PM&R and hospitalist physicians to help keep patients
on track while learning to use their new or upgraded device.
• Prosthetists are on site at Summa Rehab to ensure maximum comfort as patients regain
their independence.
NEW AMPUTEE PATIENTS
Patients come to Summa Rehab Hospital for inpatient physical rehabilitation
after their initial amputation.
Patients receive specialty physician oversight and pain management as well as
15 hours of physical and occupational therapy every week. Wound monitoring,
device training, fitment from prosthetists and 24/7 nursing care with education
and guidance on how to move on with their lives. New prosthetic devices
normally take 7-8 weeks to create, so this short inpatient stay focuses on safety
training and therapies to prepare the patient for challenges they will face when
they go home until those devices are ready. This inpatient stay ranges from
10-14 days on average.
Summa Rehab Hospital 29 North Adams Street, Akron, Ohio 44304
(330) 572-7300 | Toll-Free: (855) 296-0925
Fax: (330) 572-7319
summarehabhospital.com
Summa Rehab Hospital
Summa Rehab has interdisciplinary team meetings weekly to review and assess patients’
individual progress. This, combined with support of our PM&R physicians, hospitalists,
wound nurse, 24/7 nursing care, and intensive physical and occupational therapy team
members, help our case management team safely discharge our patients earlier than our
regional counterparts.
PLAN YOUR VISITPlease visit our website to take a virtual tour and see some of our amputee success
stories, or feel free to come in and take a tour of the hospital. If you have any questions,
please call 330.572.7300 and ask to speak to our Admissions Department.
• Free parking
• Many handicap-accessible parking spots close to hospital
• Easy access to bus line
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