Rehabilitation and Therapy at Carolinas Rehabilitation

Our outpatient therapy clinics offer expert therapy to continue your recovery. We have nearly 30 locations across North Carolina, making it easy for you to get the quality care you need.
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If you or a loved one needs intensive and complete rehabilitative care, we have rehabilitation hospitals that are easily accessible to Charlotte and the surrounding areas. We have 4 adult rehabilitation hospitals and 1 pediatric rehabilitation hospital.
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We’re committed to delivering the highest level of care to our patients. And year after year, we’re recognized by many of the top-ranking organizations in the industry for our quality, safety and patient experience achievements.

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Rehabilitation Hospital

Each year, U.S. News & World Report recognizes the best hospitals across the country. Carolinas Rehabilitation is proud to be named a Best Rehabilitation Hospital, ranking among the top 15 hospitals in the nation.

This award is based on various measures, like outcomes, patient experience and quality of care. And it provides reassurance that when you’re at any Atrium Health rehabilitation facility, your care is backed by the best.

Newsweek’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers

America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2022, presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., highlights the nation's top physical rehabilitation facilities based on quality of care, quality of service, quality of follow-up care and accommodation and amenities relative to in-state competition.

Five Atrium Health physical rehabilitation centers have been named to Newsweek's 2022 list of "America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers." We’re extremely proud to be number 1 in North Carolina.

Quest for Quality Prize

The American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize is one of the most important awards in healthcare – and winning it is one of our greatest accomplishments. Carolinas Rehabilitation is the first rehabilitation hospital in the nation to ever receive this award.

This honor was given to us because of our innovation, leadership and our ability to provide quality care that is safe as well as patient and family centered. This award validates our ongoing commitment to provide the best possible care to our patients.

40 years of CARF® accreditations

A CARF accreditation is a high honor from a top third-party organization – and a seal of approval you can trust.

The main purpose of CARF is to evaluate rehabilitation programs’ abilities to meet specific standards that factor into better outcomes for patients, like success rates and patient satisfaction (ours is consistently 95 percent or higher).

We’ve earned accreditation from CARF for 12 of our programs – the most of any rehabilitation center in North Carolina – including the world’s first CARF-accredited cancer rehabilitation program. This means you can be confident in the high-quality care we provide.

EQUADR℠

Sharing best practice information is one of the best ways to improve care. That’s why we created the EQUADR (Exchanged Quality Data for Rehabilitation) network, which aims to improve the overall quality and safety of rehabilitation services for patients before, during and after their hospital stay.

In order to learn and share best practices across the nation, we developed a rehab-specific quality database. This first-of-its-kind platform is now used by nearly 40 rehab hospitals and has helped prevent over 1,000 patient safety events (unrelated to the natural course of an illness or underlying condition).

By creating EQUADR, Carolinas Rehabilitation became the first rehabilitation hospital to develop a rehabilitation Patient Safety Organization designated by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Additional accreditations and designations:

• Carolinas Rehabilitation, Carolinas Rehabilitation - Mount Holly, Carolinas Rehabilitation - NorthEast, Atrium Health Pineville Rehabilitation Hospital and Levine Children’s Hospital were awarded Aspire to Excellence® CARF accreditation for 11 programs.
• We’re a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System follow-up site, which helps advance TBI treatment and research.
• We’re a designated Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and a Patient Safety Organization (PSO); both help improve the quality and safety of healthcare in America.
• We were the first rehabilitation hospital to operate as a PSO and were among the first PSOs in the nation.
• We maintain accreditation from The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Looking to get involved in a sport or play on a team? From hand-cycling to tennis to rugby, there are a variety of fun options to explore through our Adaptive Sports & Adventure Program (ASAP).

Being active and having fun with others facing similar mobility or physical challenges is extremely beneficial for your mind, body and spirit – and you’ll probably make some lifelong friends along the way.

We also offer support groups, fundraising opportunities, and educational and social work support.

Explore our programs and groups

If you’re interested in giving back, we offer rewarding adult and teen volunteer opportunities.

We also provide job shadow opportunities for high school and college students.

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We’re ready to partner with you to provide advanced rehabilitative care to your patients. Our experts will work with you to develop the best treatment plan for your patient and keep you informed and involved every step of the way.

To refer a patient, call 800-634-2256. We’ll connect you to the right specialists at 1 of our 30+ locations throughout North Carolina.

To learn about our leading outcomes, innovative technology and more, visit our dedicated page for providers.

Learn about our PM&R residency, PM&R fellowship, Physical Therapy Residency and Occupational Therapy Fellowship programs.

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Brain Injury Rehabilitation
• Orthopedic Clinical Physical Therapy
• Neurologic Physical Therapy Clinical
• Occupational Therapy Fellowship
• Sports Physical Therapy Residency