UofL Health – Frazier Rehab Institute has been providing comprehensive pediatric rehabilitation services since it first opened in 1954. The Pediatric Rehab Program provides a wide range of services to children and adolescents of all ages, birth to 17. The populations served include but are not limited to:
- Brain Injury
- Cardiopulmonary
- Stroke
- Spinal cord injury
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Post- neurosurgery or orthopedic surgery
- Developmental Delays
- Sensory Integration Disorders
- Conversion (Functional Neurological Symptoms) Disorder
Profile of our Pediatric Inpatients
- 123 pediatric inpatient admissions in 2024
- Average Length of Stay – 17.1 days
Patient Age
- 5 years and younger - 24.4%
- 6 - 12 years – 30.9%
- 13 - 17 years – 44.7%
Diagnosis
- Stroke - 3.3% (4 patients)
- Brain Injury - 39% (48 patients)
- Spinal Cord Injury - 8.9% (11 patients)
- Orthopedic - 13% (16 patients)
- Neurologic - 19.5% (24 patients)
- Other/General - 16.3% (20 patients)
In 2024, Frazier Rehab served over 407 pediatric patients within our outpatient network. Of these, the following were discharged from our pediatric outpatient clinics for medically complex patients:
- Frazier Rehab Institute (downtown Louisville) - 97 patients
- Mary & Elizabeth Hospital - 310 patients
Outpatient pediatric patients were also served in other locations throughout the region.