Rehabilitation and Therapy at Carolinas Rehabilitation
As one of the nation’s leading – and largest – rehabilitation providers, Atrium Health delivers comprehensive, state-of-the-art care and top outcomes. Backed by Carolinas Rehabilitation, named a Best Rehabilitation Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, we offer an unmatched level of expertise in the Southeast. Our board-certified doctors, nurses and therapists specialize in innovative, personalized therapy for common to complex conditions due to injury or illness.
Whether you are working to improve your range of motion or your ability to talk, we’re here to help you every step – and sound – of the way. Each day we’re inspired by the strength and determination of our patients as they face challenges head-on. And we’re just as passionate about helping them get back to living their fullest life.
We offer a wide range of condition-specific programs and services to help you or a loved one regain the highest level of functioning.
Programs and Services
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Stroke RehabilitationRegional leaders in stroke rehabilitation, caring for some of the most complex cases
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Brain Injury RehabilitationNationally recognized program with experts specially trained in brain injury treatment
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Spinal Cord Injury CareNo other program offers more advanced care or treats more cases in the Carolinas
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Cancer RehabilitationWorld’s first CARF-accredited cancer rehabilitationprogram
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Musculoskeletal RehabilitationTailored therapy to help you recovery in fewer visits than the national average
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Pediatric RehabilitationBest-in-class program with NC’s only dedicated inpatient facility
Why Choose Us?
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Award-Winning Care
Named a Best Rehabilitation Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, Carolinas Rehabilitation is recognized nationwide for high-quality care.
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Experience
With 70+ years of experience and leading-edge expertise, we offer the highest level of care for virtually every kind of life-altering injury or illness.
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CARF Accredited
With 12 CARF-accredited rehabilitation programs, you can be confident in the high-quality care we provide.
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Research
We lead groundbreaking studies and clinical trials to discover new treatments – and our research program is one of the Southeast’s largest.
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Convenience
With 30+ locations, it’s easy to get the rehabilitative care you need, throughout the Carolinas and beyond.
State-Of-The-Art Rehabilitation Hospital Coming 2022
Our new rehabilitation hospital is being thoughtfully designed to help us provide the very best care to those with the most challenging conditions – throughout the Carolinas and beyond.
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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 2020, 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.
Atrium Health Pineville Rehabilitation Hospital has been recognized as part of Newsweek’s list of Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2020. We’re extremely proud to be 1 of only 5 North Carolina facilities to receive this prestigious award.
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 groupsIf 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.
Find out moreWe’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 877-REHAB51 (877-734-2251). 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.
Meet Our Patients
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A Stroke Survivor’s Tale of Transformation
After suffering a severe stroke, Dale Earhardt was unable to talk, swallow or eat – and her whole right side was paralyzed. Thankfully, she was able to a make a remarkable recovery after receiving the highest level of care available to stroke patients in the region – and putting in a lot of hard work.
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A Family Recovers Together
Three members of the Tyler family needed intense inpatient rehabilitation due to a terrible Thanksgiving day car accident. As they worked to recover – the parents at Carolinas Rehabilitation and their child at Levine Children’s Hospital – specialists at both locations did everything possible to keep the family together, like coordinating therapy sessions.
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Brian Finds a New Cause
After a spinal stroke left Brian paralyzed, he regained his strength and independence with the help of occupational and physical therapists at Carolinas Rehabilitation. Now, he helps others with spinal cord injuries through peer mentoring and adaptive sports fundraising events.
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