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Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 216-778-4414.
For more than 55 years, MetroHealth has been the Northeast Ohio regional leader in care for individuals with spinal cord injury.
As one of 18 model Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems in the nation, MetroHealth provides the highest level of comprehensive specialty services to patients with spinal cord injuries, from the point of injury through rehabilitation and into the community - as they regain quality of life.
MetroHealth System’s Northeast Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NORSCIS) received a Spinal Cord Injury Model System designation by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Providers or patients can contact the MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Admissions Office by calling 216-778-3776 or Outpatient Office by calling 216-778-4414.
The Program
The NORSCIS (Northeast Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury System) Program at MetroHealth is focused on generating new knowledge to improve the lives of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. We accomplish this through research and treatment, drawing on more than 20 years’ experience as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center.
Our Services
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Services20+ years as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center has given MetroHealth the expertise to deal with the most severely injured patients and give them the best chance for surviving and reclaiming their lives. Our collaboration with CCF and NOTS has decreased traumatic deaths in Cuyahoga County by 39 percent in Cuyahoga County and 53 percent in the city of Cleveland since 2010.
Acute Care
When someone suffers an acute spinal cord injury (SCI), MetroHealth activates a team that spans many specialties, including trauma, neurosurgery, and orthopedics. Once a patient is stabilized, they receive carefully managed care and planning is done for future rehabilitation.
Comprehensive Rehabilitation
Support services for acute SCI patients are immediately available, and begin within 24 hours of admission. The patient is assigned a dedicated care team of nurses, physicians and other professionals to help coordinate their plan of care.
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech and Language Pathology
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- Rehabilitation Social Work
- Respiratory Therapy and Ventilator Dependent Program (24 hours a day)
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Music & Art Therapy
- Spiritual Health
- Vocational Services
- Home Care Coordination
- Dietitian Services
- Sexual and Reproductive Counseling
Community Services and Integration
The NORCSIS Peer Support Program works with MetroHealth volunteer services to match patients with acute injuries with former patients who have successfully returned to an active and productive life after injury.
Outpatient Services
The Benjamin S. Gerson Family Resource Center can provide assistance in accessing outpatient services. These Outpatient Specialty Clinics include:
- Spinal Cord Injury Clinic
- Tetraplegia Management Clinic
- Wound Care Clinic
- Spasticity Clinic
- Outpatient Urodynamics
- Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic
- Wheelchair Seating Clinic
- Adaptive Life Technology Clinic
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech and Language Pathology
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- Vocational Services
- The Benjamin S. Gerson Family Resource Center
- Driver Rehabilitation
- Dietitian and Nutrition Services
- Sexual and Reproductive Counseling
Our Research
Northeast Ohio Regional SCI System (NORSCIS) provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the care of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
