A leader in providing physical rehabilitation services in Kentucky and the southeast region, Cardinal Hill Healthcare System is dedicated to helping people of all ages regain maximum independence and health. The mission of Cardinal Hill Hospital is to provide benchmark client and customer services in physical rehabilitation.

Description:
Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, located in Lexington,KY, provides acute physical rehabilitation services. CHRH is dedicated exclusively to rehabilitation practices specializing in the treatment of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, pulmonary, multiple sclerosis, hip and knee replacements, and other disabling conditions for people of all ages.

In addition to inpatient therapy services, CHRH offers a comprehensive outpatient and home health service. Cardinal Hill is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and treats over 8,000 patients each year.

History:
Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital opened in 1950 at the height of the polio epidemic as a 50-bed, convalescent home for children with polio and other orthopedic diagnoses. As the polio epidemic declined, the emphasis changed to include treatment of spinal cord injured children and young adults.

With census increasing it became apparent to the Kentucky Easter Seal Society, the Board of Trustees, and the Kentucky Bureau of Rehabilitation that there was a great need for a rehabilitation program for clients with spinal cord injury. These three groups joined together to plan an expanded program of 50 additional rehabilitation beds. In 1974, the South wing was opened with 50-bed capacity, plus education and training areas. At this time, the hospital began to treat adults as well as children and began to receive many referrals for clients with diagnoses of stroke and head injury. As a result in 1978, a new program began for the rehabilitation of these clients.

As time went on, client rooms were no longer adequate due to crowding, etc.; there was a need for additional space. So in 1987 a new wing was added to house 70 clients; and all clients were moved into that wing.

In 1989 a Coma Stimulation Program was developed and in 1990 the South Wing was renovated and Extended Rehabilitation Unit for Head Injury survivors was opened. In 1991 the Extended Rehab Unit was moved into the new building and combined with the acute Head Injury Unit and a General Rehab Unit was opened on the South Wing.

While the inpatient programs were evolving and changing, an outpatient program was developing and now includes Outpatient Therapy Services for adults and children, a Developmental Stimulation program for preschool children, Outpatient Clinic, Medical Day Hospital and a Therapeutic Pool.
In 1997 the Lyman V. Ginger Pediatric Center was opened on the Cardinal Hill Campus. This state of the art facility houses the Cardinal Hill Pre-school and also Pediatric Outpatient Therapy.

In April 2000, a new addition to the main hospital was opened. The new wing houses all hospital administration, educational and consulting services, and expanded radiology department, a client recreation room and the University of Kentucky’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Contact person: JoAnne Burch Burris, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (859) 367-7155

Address:

2050 Versailles Road Lexington, KY 40504 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.cardinalhill.org

Directions:

Cardinal Hill is located on the corner of Versailles Rd and Mason Headley Rd.