Physical Therapy Services

Who We Are.. The Physical Therapy Department of Potomac Valley Hospital consists primarily of Outpatient and Inpatient services. We also provide Hospice Physical Therapy throughout Mineral County and skilled Physical Therapy to our ‘Swing Bed’ patients at the hospital. While the primary function of the department is the outpatient clinic, located in New Creek, we continue to see growth and improvement in each of the disciplines mentioned above.

Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 7:30AM to 6:00PM
Tuesday and Thursday 7:30AM to 4:00PM
Fridays 7:30AM to 12:00PM

Directions:
From the North: Follow Route 220S past Keyser. As you pass “Polish Pines” and “Grant County Bank” on the right, turn on your right turn signal and look for a blue sign that says “Physical Therapy”. Turn right onto Pin Oak Lane and we are the brick building on that road.

From the South: Traveling toward Keyser on 220N, You will pass Wal-Mart on the Left, then the Mountaineer All-Star Café on the left, Just past that, you will see a white duplex house on the left, and our turn is hidden behind that house. Turn left onto Pin Oak Lane, and we are the first brick building on that road.

MISSION STATEMENT
We at the Physical Therapy Department of Potomac Valley Hospital have made it our mission to practice effectively, efficiently, and ethically to achieve the highest functional outcomes for each of our clients. With compassion and respect for every person we encounter, we will demonstrate that in our clinic, and in our hospital, the needs of our clients are our top priority. Our staff of qualified professionals will continue in the patterns of service and excellence we have established through the application of evidence-based interventions throughout the continuum of care.

NEWS AND NOTES
Outpatient Clinic Remodeling. In December and January, a grass roots effort by our staff and their families was made to remodel the outpatient clinic, update its appearance, and to paint the walls. We went from hospital white throughout to a brilliant Carolina blue gym, soft tan offices and treatment rooms, and Sage green in the restroom and staff office. Our patients notice that the clinic feels warmer and more inviting. Come and see for yourself!

NEW EQUIPMENT
Our outpatient Physical Therapy clinic recently acquired a new Hydrocollator Hot Pack Machine, to accommodate a greater number of patients requiring moist heat treatment. Moist heat is effective for reducing muscle and joint pain, and can also help to relax muscles that are tight and tense, or in spasm due to a neurological condition.
For our inpatients, we have recently obtained several pieces of equipment. First, we picked up several pieces of exercise equipment, including Theraband, Weight Bars, Cuff Weights, Theraband Grip Balls, a new cane, and a new front wheeled walker. We also set up a Hydrocollator on the third floor to make moist heat treatment more available to our inpatients.

Swinging for the fences. As you may know, Potomac Valley Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital. With this designation, we can offer advanced rehabilitation to patients who qualify by placing them in a ‘Skilled Swing Bed’. This usually entails more aggressive Physical Therapy Treatment over a longer duration of hospitalization. We want to place a greater emphasis on seeing tremendous functional results from these patients than we ever have before. This is what prompted us to obtain more equipment, and it is also the reason our staff have been walking the hospital floors nearly every weekend since November! We are doubling our efforts on behalf of these patients, and we want every referring physician, family member, and especially every swing bed patient, to recognize the functional benefits of our hard work!

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
The motto that the staff of Potomac Valley Physical Therapy has chosen to describe the way we practice Physical Therapy is ‘Vision…Performance…Results!’. In the lines that follow, you will begin to see how these concepts apply to the treatment you can expect to receive at our clinic and in our hospital. Vision. It is recorded in the Bible that “...people perish for lack of vision.” It is after this pattern that we are constantly looking beyond where we are as a clinic. Further, we apply the same vision to our clients, seeing beyond their current state to the functional capabilities they may achieve with our help. Performance. Performance is the culmination of one’s vision. Our staff performs physical therapy interventions based on current literature and on sound clinical judgment. In selecting which interventions to perform, we listen to our clients and appreciate their vision for where they would like to be. We strive to motivate each client to perform at the highest level possible for them. Results. In Physical Therapy, “results” and “function” should always be spoken of in the same sentence. There is an alarming trend in our profession for patients to present to Physical Therapy and receive interventions that have no link to function. Our staff is committed to the concept of restoring our clients’ ability to perform functional activities that they enjoy. We welcome all who would like to see how our vision and performance can help them achieve tremendous results!

So our slogan is Vision...Performance...Results!; but what forms the bridge between these three elements? The answer is ‘a goal’. To begin a rehabilitation plan with a client, we ask them what they envision themselves doing better, then we set goals to reflect that vision. When the time comes to assess whether our performance has yielded superior results, we reflect back on our original goals again. In a similar fashion, we at the Physical Therapy clinic of PVH have set goals for how we will improve our practice in 2007. Our goals include reaching out into the community to promote healthy living, preventing hospital staff injuries through education, updating our current facility , expanding our list of clientele, revamping and revising our current wound care practices, and, as always, our goal is to see 100% patient satisfaction. We welcome all former, current, and future patients, as well as the many friends of this clinic, to come see these goals begin to take shape!

Stephen Felton, MSPT
Director of Physical Therapy