Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital
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The Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital is located on Heathcote Lane in Warwick
, England
. Originally a tuberculosis
isolation hospital
, it is now a hospital specialising in rehabilitation
. It has three wards: Arden, Campion (specialising in young adult rehabilitation) and the state-of-the-art Feldon Stroke Unit,http://www.swarkpct.nhs.uk/PressReleases/PDF/New%20Hi-Tech%20Unit%20to%20Help%20Stroke%20Sufferers%20-%2031st%20May%202006.pdf#search=%22feldon%20stroke%20unit%22 which was formally opened on 6 June 2006, after extensive refurbishment. During this time, the patients and staff were moved to Fosse ward, which had been closed for a few years. Currently, Fosse ward is occupied by the patients and staff from Arden ward, while that is being refurbished.
In addition to the three wards, it is home to the Stevenson Day Unit, which provides outpatient physiotherapy, occupational therapy
and other medical services.
Warwick
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Originally a tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
isolation hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
, it is now a hospital specialising in rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
. It has three wards: Arden, Campion (specialising in young adult rehabilitation) and the state-of-the-art Feldon Stroke Unit,http://www.swarkpct.nhs.uk/PressReleases/PDF/New%20Hi-Tech%20Unit%20to%20Help%20Stroke%20Sufferers%20-%2031st%20May%202006.pdf#search=%22feldon%20stroke%20unit%22 which was formally opened on 6 June 2006, after extensive refurbishment. During this time, the patients and staff were moved to Fosse ward, which had been closed for a few years. Currently, Fosse ward is occupied by the patients and staff from Arden ward, while that is being refurbished.
In addition to the three wards, it is home to the Stevenson Day Unit, which provides outpatient physiotherapy, occupational therapy
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...
and other medical services.