HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, September 8, 1999
1999 Ron Paul 95:1 Mr. PAUL.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to take
this opportunity to recognize and join with the
Brazosport RehabCare Center in Lake Jackson,
Texas, in observing and celebrating National
Rehabilitation Awareness week beginning
September 12 through September 18,
1999.
1999 Ron Paul 95:2 The Brazosport RehabCare Center opened
its doors on December 31, 1992. Construction
was completed at the end of April, 1993, for
a total of 14 acute rehabilitation beds.
1999 Ron Paul 95:3 The Brazosport RehabCare Center is located
in Brazosport Memorial Hospital in Lake
Jackson, Texas. The primary service areas include
the cities of Lake Jackson, Clute, Freeport,
Angleton, Danbury and Brazoria. This
service area has a combined population of approximately
95,000. The secondary service
area includes the cities of Sweeny, West Columbus
and Old Ocean with a population of
approximately 16,000. The RehabCare Center
has also attracted patients from Bay City and
Alvin.
1999 Ron Paul 95:4 Comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services
are provided to individuals with orthopedic,
neurological and other medical conditions
of recent onset or regression. These patients
have experienced a loss of function in
activities of daily living, mobility, cognition or
communication. Types of patients admitted
into the Brazosport RehabCare Center may include
those with a diagnosis of stroke, spinal
cord injury or dysfunction, brain injury, amputation,
multiple trauma, hip fracture or joint replacement,
arthritis, congenial deformity, burns
or other progressive neuralgic syndromes
such as Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
and Gullian Barre.
1999 Ron Paul 95:5 The services Brazosport RehabCare Center
provides include rehabilitation medicine, rehabilitation
nursing, physical therapy, occupational
therapy, speech/language pathology, social
work, psychology and recreational activities.
In addition, prosthetics/orthodics, vocational
rehabilitation, audiology and driver education
are provided when necessary through
affiliate agreements with external organizations.
The goal of each service is to maximize
the individual’s potential in the restoration of
function or adjustment by intergrating with
other services.
1999 Ron Paul 95:6 By addressing the multiple effects that disability
has on the patient and family and by integrating
the combined resources of patient,
family and interdisciplinary rehabilitation team,
comprehensive rehabilitation programming can
maximize the abilities and esteem of the patient
and family and foster a healthy re-integration
into the community. At the Brazosport
RehabCare Center, patient outcomes are exceptionally
positive. Eighty-six percent of their
patients are able to return home and lead an
independent lifestyle.
1999 Ron Paul 95:7 I am proud and honored to have the
Brazosport RehabCare rehabilitation facilities
at Brazosport Memorial Hospital, Lake Jackson,
Texas. Please join me in recognizing the
Brazosport RehabCare Center for its outstanding
services and remarkable accomplishments
as we celebrate National Rehabilitation
Awareness week.
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