The Key to a Good Life
What is more important to quality of life than the ability to function independently? Getting better means re-establishing the ability to move with ease, communicate, care for yourself, return to work.

At Cobble Hill Health Center’s Rehabilitation Institute, our goal is to restore patients’ function and the abilities they had prior to the onset of illness, injury or trauma. Providing skillful and compassionate care is our main objective.


Clinical Excellence
A wide variety of conditions and disabilities requires a full complement of services. Individualized and comprehensive evaluations result in customized care. Among the services, we offer:

On-Site Specialty Clinics:
  • Orthopedic
  • Neurological
  • Rehabilitative Medicine
  • Vascular
  • Ear, Nose and Throat
  • Pain Management
  • Dental
  • Ophthalmology/Optometry
  • Podiatry
  • I.V. Antibiotics
  • Hemo-Dialysis / Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Wound Care
  • Restorative Feeding Program /Artificial Nutritional Hydration
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies
  • Rehabilitation Gym
  • Whirlpool
  • Cybex Columns
  • Kinetrons
  • Fully-equipped Apartment for Daily Living Training
Some of the conditions we treat:
  • Stroke / CVA
  • Post Cardiac
  • Fractures
  • Amputation
  • Knee Replacement
  • Trauma
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Aphasia
  • Dysphagia
  • Burns

The sense of satisfaction I feel when I see a patient get out of the wheelchair and take his first steps, unassisted, is extraordinary!”

- Susan Burnside, Therapist

Compassionate Care
At Cobble Hill Health Center’s Rehabilitation Institute, experts in the fields of: Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology, and Social Work are part of the interdisciplinary team that addresses our patients’ needs. Weekly meetings to discuss specific cases help set realistic target release dates. Regular consultations with patients and family members create patient driven discharge plans and motivation to go home.

  • Physical Therapists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Speech Therapists
  • Registered Nurses
  • Social Workers
  • Registered Dietitians
  • Therapeutic Recreation

“ I’m always impressed when, with compassion
and enthusiasm, a staff member shares with me the progress of a patient, as if talking about a member of their own family.”

- Arthur Zolotarevsky,
Rehabilitation Institute Director

Facilitating Admissions
The courteous and streamlined admission process at Cobble Hill Health Center guarantees that within 24 hours of referral, patients can be resting comfortably in their room. With a full-time nurse on duty for evaluation and an experienced financial coordinator familiar with Medicaid, Medicare and many large HMO’s, a patient can be admitted to Cobble Hill’s Rehabilitation Institute quickly and efficiently, even on weekends and evenings. Medicaid applications can be processed and on-site patient assessments can be arranged.

“We know what a stressful time it is for patients and caregivers when they must make a choice about Rehabilitation Therapy.
We try to keep things simple.”

- Nilda Dimiceli, Director of Admissions

The Best Part is Going Home
Our interdisciplinary team recommendations and in-facility assessments by home-care nurses prior to discharge, ensure safe and timely discharges to home care and the community. Adaptive devices, such as walkers, commodes, wheelchairs and canes are provided. Social workers develop strong lines of communication with families and follow-up once patients are released.


“ What better way to measure success than when the patient goes home as good as new?”

- Jennifer Wenk, Director of Social Work

Conveniently located in the historic Cobble Hill district, Cobble Hill Health Center’s Rehabilitation Institute is right over the Brooklyn Bridge and accessible by public transportation.

Download our Rehabilitation Institute's brochure in PDF format here.