Yakima Regional offers the only CARF accredited comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation care in Central Washington. With 17 beds, doctors are able to provide patients comprehensive rehabilitation care by coordinating with other specialties. Physical, speech and occupational therapists, social workers, spiritual care specialists, support group leaders, psychologists, dieticians and respiratory therapists all work together to create the most complete care for each patient. By being admitted to the hospital, patients are able to recover without interruption and have trained professionals of all types at their fingertips.

The focus is on relearning old skills and developing new ones after a disabling event. Patients participating in inpatient rehab may have had a stroke, head or spinal cord trauma, amputation, multiple trauma, orthopedic surgery or pain.

The Rehabilitation Unit at Yakima Regional has recently acquired a Wii video game console to be used with other therapy techniques. The Wii includes several sports games and is motion-sensored, so instead of just pushing buttons, patients use their entire body to mimic the motion required for the game. Physical and occupational therapists at Yakima Regional are finding that the Wii helps with stability, balance, core and trunk strength and endurance. The Wii makes therapy exercises fun for the patient, which can often help them recover more quickly.

Once the patient is released, Yakima Regional offers outpatient therapy services to ensure the patient continues to progress.