Children’s Health Pediatric Inpatient Rehab and Integrated Therapy Services Center
Children’s Health Pediatric Inpatient Rehab and Integrated Therapy Services Center
Children’s Health Pediatric Inpatient Rehab and Integrated Therapy Services Center
Our center provides specialized care for children of all ages with complete medical needs. Many of the children we serve come to us following extended hospital stays due to congenital conditions, serious illness, or traumatic injuries. We offer a supportive and developmentally appropriate setting focused on rehabilitation, recovery, family training and helping each child reach fullest potential. Our inpatient pulmonary therapy and physical rehabilitation programs provide comprehensive therapy services designed to help each child safely transition to home.
We also offer inpatient and outpatient feeding programs for children who struggle to eat. Our unique program helps patients overcome the challenges that affect their eating habits, such as sensory issues and aversions to food textures. We also provide hands-on training for parents to learn how to make special meals for their child.
Children's Health Integrated Therapy A Panda Cares Center of Hope is the new name for Our Children’s House. The newly named center is now located on our Plano campus, which makes it easier for patients to begin rehab and therapy while still seeing medical specialists at the hospital.
Conditions We Treat
- Pediatric anoxic brain injury
- Pediatric Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Pediatric brain injury (TBI)
- Pediatric cerebrovascular disease and stroke
- Pediatric Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorder)
- Failure to thrive (FTT) in children
- Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)
- Pediatric feeding tube dependency
- Pediatric head trauma
- Pediatric neuromuscular disorders
- Pediatric oral aversion
- Pediatric spinal trauma
- Pediatric trauma
- Respiratory diagnoses/vent dependency
Treatments and Services
- Pediatric augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
- Pediatric home environment assessment
- Modified pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy (mP-CIMT)
- Pediatric occupational therapy (OT)
- Pediatric physical therapy (PT)
- Pediatric speech therapy
- Dysphagiagram (modified barium swallow study)
- Feeding therapy
- Handwriting therapy
- Nursing services
- Nutrition services
- Pet-assisted therapy
- Rehab for Cardiac and Oncology Conditions
- Sensorimotor and defensiveness
- Ventilator management
- VitalStim therapy for dysphagia
- Wound care management
Personalized care from a team of experts
Our highly trained team of experts includes all the providers your child may need, including pediatricians, pulmonologists, rehabilitation medicine physicians, pediatric nurses, therapists, dietitians, psychologists, social workers and others. We work together toward a common goal: helping each child make significant progress as quickly as possible. We also work with the team that cared for your child during their hospital stay to ensure they’re involved in your child’s care and recovery journey.
State-of-the-art therapy equipment
We integrate the most advanced high-tech equipment into your child’s physical, occupational and speech therapy. By simulating real-life activities, these tools help your child refine skills they’ll need when they go home. For example, children play virtual reality games to practice shopping at a grocery store or playing soccer that enhance their cognitive skills and strengthen their bodies.
Support for families at every step
We regularly hold family care conferences so you can meet with your child’s care team and discuss their care plan. This plan includes training for parents and caregivers so you can safely and confidently care for your child at home.
Social workers, case managers, psychologists and Child Life specialists are available to your family every step of the way to help with the emotional and logistical challenges of treatment and recovery.
A unique environment that promotes healing
Our center is a comfortable space for children to heal. A parent or caregiver is able to stay 24 hours a day, and siblings are invited to join play time and interact with their brother or sister. Our center’s therapy dog comforts children and families.
Amenities in our center include:
A spacious room for each patient
Access to a calming outdoor space
A schoolroom for reading and learning
A playroom with toys for children of all ages and special needs
Onsite cafeteria and laundry facilities and access to a shared refrigerator
The local Ronald McDonald House® can accommodate extended stays for additional family members.
In the future, we plan to regularly host family movie nights and support groups for parents to further foster community and socialization.
Personalized care from a team of experts
Our highly trained team of experts includes all the providers your child may need, including pediatricians, pulmonologists, rehabilitation medicine physicians, pediatric nurses, therapists, dietitians, psychologists, social workers and others. We work together toward a common goal: helping each child make significant progress as quickly as possible. We also work with the team that cared for your child during their hospital stay to ensure they’re involved in your child’s care and recovery journey.
State-of-the-art therapy equipment
We integrate the most advanced high-tech equipment into your child’s physical, occupational and speech therapy. By simulating real-life activities, these tools help your child refine skills they’ll need when they go home. For example, children play virtual reality games to practice shopping at a grocery store or playing soccer that enhance their cognitive skills and strengthen their bodies.
Support for families at every step
We regularly hold family care conferences so you can meet with your child’s care team and discuss their care plan. This plan includes training for parents and caregivers so you can safely and confidently care for your child at home.
Social workers, case managers, psychologists and Child Life specialists are available to your family every step of the way to help with the emotional and logistical challenges of treatment and recovery.
A unique environment that promotes healing
Our center is a comfortable space for children to heal. A parent or caregiver is able to stay 24 hours a day, and siblings are invited to join play time and interact with their brother or sister. Our center’s therapy dog comforts children and families.
Amenities in our center include:
A spacious room for each patient
Access to a calming outdoor space
A schoolroom for reading and learning
A playroom with toys for children of all ages and special needs
Onsite cafeteria and laundry facilities and access to a shared refrigerator
The local Ronald McDonald House® can accommodate extended stays for additional family members.
In the future, we plan to regularly host family movie nights and support groups for parents to further foster community and socialization.
Meet the Care Team
Andrew Gelfand, MDPediatric Pulmonologist
Steven Copenhaver, MDPediatric Pulmonologist
Pravin Sah, MDPediatric Pulmonologist
Folashade Afolabi, MDPediatric Pulmonologist
Rajashree Srinivasan, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Doctor
Annie Abraham, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Doctor
Saylee Dhamdhere, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Doctor- LHLaure Higgins, APRN, PNP-AC/PCNurse Practitioner - Pulmonology
- MGMelissa Gee, APRN, PNP-AC/PCNurse Practitioner - Pulmonology
Hadley Barnes, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Pulmonology
Abby Hodges, PhDPediatric Psychologist
Jordan Constance, PhD, ABPPPediatric NeuroPsychologist
Benjamin Abraham, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Naveed Ahmad, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Lindsey Amos, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Renesha Butler, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Jason Buttles, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Cody Carnes, MDHospital Medicine Specialists
Joanna Clem, MDHospital Medicine Specialist- NENaveen Emmanuel, DOHospital Medicine Specialists
Yomna Farooqi, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Jonathan George, MDHospital Medicine Specialists
Maritza Gomez, MDHospital Medicine Specialists
Jillian Halper, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Jennifer Hill, DOHospital Medicine Specialist
Elizabeth Iselin, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Sarah Khan, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Ahmad Mashmoushi, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Gregory McCain, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Vivian Okoye, MDHospital Medicine Specialists
Erika Ondrasek, MDPediatrician
Omorinsola Oronti, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Lauren Ortega, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Natasha Patel, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Rima Patel, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Divya Rajan, MDPediatrician
Deepthi Reddy, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Shreya Reddy, MDHospital Medicine Specialists
Eman Sahloul, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Sachin Shah, MDHospital Medicine Specialist- MSMatthew Shaw, DOPediatrician
Cassandra Stewart, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Nivedha Sukumar, DOPediatrician
Maha Abdulhamid Taranish, MDHospital Medicine Specialists
Rachel Thomas, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Yu Ting, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Kathleen Vandiver, MDPediatrician
Wansheng Wang, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Grace Woods, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Victoria Yang, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Velouette Zavadil, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Laura Austin, PhDPediatric Psychologist
Yingyi Cao, MDHospital Medicine Specialists
Nohea Leatherman-Arkus, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Adijat Olanrewaju, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Carmelita Pearson, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Suresh Rajagopal, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
Brad Tate, MDHospital Medicine Specialist
John Connor, APRN, PCCNPNurse Practitioner - Hospital Medicine Specialist