LOS ROBLES UNVEILS NEW MEDICAL FACILITY; MEDICAL CENTER'S EAST CAMPUS ALLOWS EXPANSION OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer The Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Hospital doctors and staff joined local residents for a tour of the new facility, a 55,000-square-foot building about seven miles from the main hospital that was once occupied by Charter Hospital, a psychiatric psy·chi·at·ric adj. Of or relating to psychiatry. psychiatric adjective Pertaining to psychiatry, mental disorders facility. Hospital spokeswoman Kris Carraway-Bowman said the new facility has allowed the medical center to expand two rehabilitation programs Noun 1. rehabilitation program - a program for restoring someone to good health program, programme - a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care that had outgrown the medical center's limited space. The transitional care This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. program, a stepping stone for patients recovering from surgery and serious illness to prepare them to return home, has proved popular since it was founded about 18 months ago with 18 beds. ``We had always been completely full or very near capacity in that unit,'' Carraway-Bowman said. Since being transferred to the new facility, the program has grown to accommodate 42 patients. The new east campus opened its doors in mid-December, but administrators are still settling into the resortlike facility equipped with a gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. , swimming pool and tennis courts. Los Robles purchased the three-story building in May. The transitional care unit, the largest of the three programs at the new facility, will occupy the entire top level, while the ground level will be reserved for occupational, speech and physical therapy. The middle level will be divided between an 11-bed program for patients requiring acute rehabilitation and a 16-bed wing for patients over 55 undergoing psychiatric treatment. The geriatric psychiatry Geriatric psychiatry, also known as geropsychiatry or psychiatry of old age, is a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in humans with old age. program represents one of the only programs in the area to diagnose and treat patients suffering from dementia and depression. Recent community needs assessments showed that local residents had been traveling as far as Sherman Oaks and Oxnard for psychiatric help, said Jeff Schwartz, program director. The east campus facility is part of a new thrust by Los Robles administrators trying to recover from claims by residents that the company has cut patient services and shut out whole communities like the city of Westlake Village since closing the Westlake Medical Center in 1996. Carraway-Bowman, who is also the mayor of the city of Westlake Village, said the medical center has been exploring new ways to expand patient options. A report making recommendations for how to use the building once occupied by the Westlake Medical Center is expected to be completed by Los Robles in March. Los Robles ``has directed the consultants to do a medical needs assessment,'' she said. The vacant building may be converted to an assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. center, a women's and children's hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. or an urgent care facility, she said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Jeff Schwartz, director of the geriatric psychiatry unit at Los Robles Regional Medical Center, inspects the showers at the new facility. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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