Rehabilitation Center at Hughston Hospital

Awarded The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for stroke rehabilitation, the Rehabilitation Center at Hughston Hospital offers the best possible rehabilitative care designed to serve individuals who have a need for acute inpatient rehabilitation.

Hughston's Rehabilitation Center offers a variety of therapeutic treatments designed to get injured employees back to work, get physically active individuals playing again and get each patient back to enjoying life. The therapy is administered in a home-like area aimed at restoring a patient's functions related to daily living activities. The program includes family-centered care, around the clock visitation and rooming in.

The goal of the program is to assist individuals in regaining their independence. So the program features a highly structured environment and individual assistance by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, all in a therapeutic, residentially focused setting.
The rehabilitation area is residentially focused where family members are encouraged to join them. For consideration, patients should be medically stable, have the potential to improve, and be physically able to start the program.

The Rehabilitation Center admits patients with the following disabling illnesses or injuries:

  • Stroke 
  • Spinal cord injury 
  • Congenital deformity
  • Amputation 
  • Major multiple trauma 
  • Fracture of femur (hip fracture)
  • Brain injury
  • Neurological disorders
  • Burns
  • Active polyarticular arthritis
  • Systemic vasculities
  • Severe advanced osteoarthritis
  • Shoulder, knee, hip joint replacement
  • And other injuries or illnesses

Benefits of the Rehabilitation Center at Hughston Hospital:

  • Ranked among the top one percent in patient satisfaction*
  • Over 80% of patients return home with a higher level of function than any other rehab facility in the area**
  • Ranked among the Top 10% of all rehab facilities in the nation** 
  • Low patient to nurse ratio
  • 24 hour physician

* Source: Gallup Poll among Hospital Corporation of America patients - 2007.
** Source: Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation - 2007


For more information on how patients can benefit from the Hughston Hospital's Rehabilitation Center program, call 706-494-6087 for direct admissions criteria.

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As the region's leading provider of healthcare, Columbus Regional Healthcare System has touched the lives of most of the children and adults in this region through its comprehensive network of services. Located in the West Georgia city of Columbus, Columbus Regional was established in 1986 as a not-for-profit health services organization, but its roots can be traced back to 1836 when the local hospital was a small wooden building on the banks of the Chattahoochee River.