Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at St. Luke's Children's Hospital: Boise

Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at St. Luke's Children's Hospital: Boise

About Our Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

The Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (IRU) within St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support children and teens requiring substantial rehab services to recover from illness, surgery, or injury. Patient care is supervised by board certified, fellowship trained pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians and includes support from pediatric hospitalists, rehabilitation nurses and pediatric therapy experts who promote recovery through person...

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Areas of Focus

  • young girl works on motor skills with a therapist

    Supporting Independence

  • Child works on leg and arm strength

    Improving Strength & Mobility

  • Young boy in speech therapy

    Helping Communication

  • Young boy in physical therapy with provider

    Maximizing Abilities

Prepare for Your Visit

Whether you're visiting us for the first time or returning for ongoing care, St. Luke’s is committed to making sure you have all the information you need.

 

Before Your Visit

For Current Patients

Your Inpatient Rehabilitation Stay

A teenage boy sitting and exercising his hand with a physical therapy device next to a physical therapist.

The inpatient rehabilitation program at St. Luke’s Children's is an intensive interdisciplinary program for children aged 2-13 years who have sustained a traumatic injury or have been impacted by a life-threatening illness. You can expect treatment with speech therapy, occupational and/or physical therapy for a total of three hours per day. During their rehab stay, children will focus on returning to their prior level of function or implementing new or adaptive ways to participate in all areas of their lives.

Your child will be staying on our pediatric unit to focus their continued recovery. Our goal is for you and your family to feel comfortable and safe during this time. Children are welcome to bring items from home to support this goal.

Patient & Family Resources

  • A little girl works on walking and keeping her balance with the help of her walker and her physical therapist.

    Scope of Services

  • Child life specialists blow bubbles with a patient

    Child Life

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    Ronald McDonald House

Support Services for Your Child and Family

  • Female patient hugging a therapy Dog in a hospital

    Animal-assisted Therapy

  • teen patient with teacher

    K-12 Education

  • person playing guitar

    Music Therapy

  • Young patient smiling at doctor

    Palliative and Supportive Care

  • A woman wearing a pink jacket speaking with a social worker

    Social Work

  • Woman sitting in church

    Spiritual Care

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