Locations

West Orange

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation was founded in West Orange, NJ, more than 60 years ago. Today, this sprawling 152-bed campus is home to Kessler's internationally recognized Neurorehabilitation Centers of Excellence. These dedicated Model System centers for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Rehabilitation, as well as those for Stroke Rehabilitation and Amputee Rehabilitation, provide comprehensive programs of care, and offer highly specialized programs, including:

• Severe Disorders of Consciousness, which provides care for individuals with catastrophic brain injuries.
• Dual-Diagnosis, which addresses the unique needs of individuals with both a traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
• Ventilator Management, part of our 24-hour onsite respiratory therapy services, which helps to maximize breathing potential and decrease complications, successfully weaning many patients from mechanical ventilators and tracheostomies.

In a supportive and dynamic care environment, an interdisciplinary team of rehabilitation professionals introduce the most advanced treatment and state-of-the science technologies tailored to the needs and goals of each patient. This "high-touch, high tech" approach draws on the expertise of our staff and utilizes the latest equipment as appropriate, including:

• Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWST) for early recovery of walking skills
• Upper and lower extremity electrical stimulation devices to improve muscle strength and motor control, such as the Bioness® H200 & L300, RTI300 lower extremity cycle, ERYGS and REGYS FES life-cycle ergometers
• Wii® gaming systems for virtual reality rehabilitation and functional training
• Computerized pressure mapping systems for both wheelchair and mattress prescription
• Electronic Aids to Daily Living, Environmental Control Units, and computer and phone access systems
• Power and manual wheelchairs, seating and positioning services, including computerized pressure mapping and custom components by ATP Certified therapy staff

In addition, Kessler's West Orange campus has an unusual full-time employee – a specially trained facility dog. Pete works closely with a Kessler occupational therapist, to reinforce skills during therapy sessions, enhance the overall rehabilitation experience, and begin to train individuals interested in obtaining their own companion dog.

Like Kessler's Saddle Brook and Chester hospitals, our West Orange campus also offers:

• Education classes, support groups, spiritual programs and leisure activities for patients and their families.
• Community integration programs including fitness classes, cooking classes, medication management, therapeutic recreation and Community Life Skills. Individuals may participate in trips to local shopping venues, museums, and sporting events, which allow our patients to practice the skills they've learned in a real-world setting as preparation for returning home.
• Pet therapy and other volunteer programs through which, for example, certified pet therapy dogs visit with patients to enhance socialization and contact and providing mental stimulation.

To reinforce gains made following discharge, Kessler offers a strong continuum of outpatient program, including a wide range of therapy services, physician follow-up, specialized services, such as our renowned Cognitive Rehabilitation Program, Driver Rehabilitation, Wheelchair Services, and Vocational Rehabilitation.

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Saddle Brook

The quality of care, the scope of services, and the convenience of location come together at Kessler's Saddle Brook campus. Easily accessible from the Garden State Parkway, Routes 80, 17 and 4, and only minutes from the George Washington Bridge, this 112-bed, four-story hospital campus offers a dynamic rehabilitation environment. Our comprehensive inpatient through outpatient programs are tailored to the complex needs of individuals recovering from:

• Stroke
• Brain Injury
• Amputation
• Neurological conditions, including Multiple Sclerosis, ALS and Parkinson's disease
• Joint replacement and other musculoskeletal and orthopedic trauma

Our teams of highly motivated, experienced and skilled clinicians combine an individualized approach to care with evidenced-based therapeutic protocols. We introduce state-of-the-science technologies to help patients optimize their rehabilitation, including as appropriate:

• Upper and lower extremity electrical stimulation devices to improve muscle strength and motor control, such as the Bioness® H200 & L300
• ReoGo®, an upper extremity robotic retraining device, for increased arm functioning
• Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWST) for early recovery of walking and mobility skills
• Vital Stim ® for swallowing function
• Wii® gaming system for virtual reality rehabilitation and functional training
• Vision therapy equipment such as the Optec® 6500 and Dynavision® 2000

Like Kessler's Chester and West Orange campuses, our Saddle Brook hospital also offers:

• Education classes, support groups, spiritual programs and leisure activities for patients and their families.
• Community integration programs including fitness classes, cooking classes, medication management, therapeutic recreation and Community Life Skills. Individuals may participate in trips to local shopping venues, museums, and sporting events, which allow our patients to practice the skills they've learned in a real-world setting as preparation for returning home.
• Pet therapy and other volunteer programs through which, for example, certified pet therapy dogs visit with patients to enhance socialization and contact and providing mental stimulation.

To reinforce gains made following discharge, Kessler offers a strong continuum of outpatient program, including a wide range of therapy services, physician follow-up, specialized services, such Driver Rehabilitation.

For more information about our Saddle Brook campus, please contact:

Chester

At Kessler's 72-bed hospital Chester campus, individuals with brain injury, stroke, neurological conditions, amputation, joint replacement and orthopedic trauma, as well as general rehabilitation needs benefit from comprehensive and specialized treatment programs. Our experienced team of rehabilitation professionals combines an individualized approach to care with evidenced-based therapeutic protocols. We introduce leading-edge technologies to help patients optimize their rehabilitation, including as appropriate:

• Upper- and lower-extremity electrical stimulation devices to improve muscle strength and motor control, such as the Bioness® H200 & L300
• ReoGo®, an upper extremity robotic retraining device, for increased arm functioning
• Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWST) for early recovery of walking and mobility skills
• Vital Stim® for swallowing function
• Wii® gaming system for virtual reality rehabilitation and functional training
• Vision therapy equipment such as the Optec® 6500 and Dynavision® 2000

In addition, our Chester campus offers offer some unique treatments and educational approaches including constraint induced therapy, Tai Chi, medication management classes, and various educational and support groups for our stroke, brain injury and amputation patients.

Similarly, our comprehensive outpatient services include not only physical, occupational and speech therapy, but specialized pain management and cognitive rehabilitation programs.

For more information about our Chester campus, please contact:

Marlton

Kessler Institute expanded its programs and services to southern New Jersey with the acquisition of Marlton Rehabilitation Hospital in November of 2017. The new 61-bed Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Marlton campus provides patients with the comprehensive care and treatment to help overcome the wide range of physical, functional, cognitive and emotional challenges that may result from a stroke, neurologic injury, orthopedic trauma or amputation.

Treatment is carefully tailored to individual needs and goals and delivered by a team of doctors; rehabilitation nurses; physical, occupational and recreation therapists; speech-language pathologist, dietitians, case managers and other clinical and support staff. Together, we work to optimize function and independence to support the safe return to home, work, school and/or the community.

We offer a continuum of inpatient through outpatient care, along with the education, training and support to help each individual reach his or her rehabilitation goals.

Stroke Rehabilitation

• Cerebrovascullar accidents
• Intracranial hemorrhage
• Subdural hematoma

Neurologic Rehabilitation

• Brain injury
• Spinal cord injury/tumor
• Spinal stenosis/infarction
• Central cord syndrome
• Post-neurosurgery (neoplasm, brain tumor, meningioma, hydrocephalus)
• Guillain-Barré syndrome
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Parkinson's disease
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Peripheral neuropathies
• Cauda Equina syndrome
• Brown Sequard syndrome
• Upper/lower motor neuron diseases
• Other neurologic disorders: Myasthenia Gravis, Post-polio SyndromeBrown Sequard syndrome

Orthopedic Rehabilitation

• Post-reconstructive joint replacement surgery
• Hip fracture/surgery
• Back injury/surgery
• Neck injury/surgery
• Hand injury/surgery
• Multiple trauma
• Sports/work-related injury
• Systematic vasculitis with joint inflammation
• Advanced arthritis (osteo-, rheumatoid, psoriatic, seronegative)

Amputee Rehabilitation

• Post-surgical rehabilitation
• Pre-Prosthetic Training
• Prosthetic Training

For more information, to arrange a tour or to discuss admission to Kessler’s Marlton campus, please contact our Admissions Office at 856.988.4106.

Outpatient

Kessler Institute offers a wide range of outpatient rehabilitation programs and services at each of our four hospital campuses in West Orange, Saddle Brook, Chester and Marlton, NJ, and at our more than 95 Kessler Rehabilitation Center locations throughout the state.

For individuals with Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, Amputation, Musculoskeletal and Orthopedic conditions and neurological disorders, including Multiple Sclerosis, ALS and Parkinson's Disease, as well as sports- and work-related injuries, Kessler's leading-edge programs provide a continuity of treatment and long-term follow-up. We work closely with each patient to help restore strength and function, and continue to build on the gains they've made.

For more information about outpatient programs and services at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, please contact: