FLENI

Instituto de Investigaciones Neurológicas Raúl Carrea
Instituto de Rehabilitación y Educación Terapéutica
FLENI REHABILITATION INSTITUTE
FLENI, Foundation for the Comprehensive Treatment of Neurological Disorders, has two
facilities: FLENI General Hospital at Buenos Aires Downtown and FLENI Rehabilitation
Institute at Escobar City.
The FLENI Rehabilitation Institute, is an integrated, comprehensive Rehabilitation Center
serving individuals of all ages with neurological, orthopedic, cardiovascular and respiratory
disorders.
FLENI is one of the most important healthcare providers of medical services related to
neurosciences in Latin America and the first Facility in the Hispanic World accredited by
CARF- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities- www.carf.org .
Scope:
Our programs address patient needs in all categories of acquired brain injury, stroke,
spinal cord, and orthopedic, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders.
Our Goal:
To optimize the recovery and transitioning of each patient back to the community with a
permanent commitment to improve quality of life.
CARF Accreditation:
The FLENI Rehabilitation Institute is CARF certified for the following programs:
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs-Hospital (Adults)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs-Hospital (Children and Adolescents)
Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program-Outpatients (Adults)
The International Architectural Organization, FIABCI, awarded the State of the Art FLENI
Rehabilitation Building in 2005.
Sede Belgrano: Montañeses 2325, (C1428AQK) Capital Federal./Tel.: 5777 – 3200.
Sede Escobar: Ruta 9, Km. 53. Escobar. / Tel.: 03488 – 410000.
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Instituto de Investigaciones Neurológicas Raúl Carrea
Instituto de Rehabilitación y Educación Terapéutica
ACUTE INPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM
For individuals who require a structured rehabilitation program and daily medical
management.
OUTPATIENTS - DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM
For individuals that are no longer requiring the medical and nursing interventions as in the
inpatient program, but continue to benefit from a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach in
the services they receive.
INTENSIVE EVALUATION PROGRAMS
• Intensive Diagnosis Evaluation (2 days): For individuals with disabilities in need of
extensive outpatient evaluation or follow-up.
• Specialized Intensive Diagnosis Evaluation with Therapeutic Trial (6 days): Provides
intensive medical and rehabilitation assessment, family education and training, and
equipment recommendations.
WORK COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Specific evaluation and treatment programs that secure high quality, fair priced health care
services for appropriate and timely treatment of injured workers to facilitate their return to
work.
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
–Respiratory
–Stroke
–Cardiovascular
–Brain Injury
–Amputee
–Coma Emerge Program
–Chronic Pain
–Spinal Cord
- Orthopedics
–Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuroorthopedics
–Multiple Trauma
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Center-based program that provides state of the art comprehensive interdisciplinary health
and educational services to infants, children and adolescents with developmental
disabilities and their families.
SIX MAIN PROGRAMS
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Early Intervention
Pervasive Developmental
Disorders
Neuromotor disorders
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Cognitive and socio-adaptive
development
Behavioral disorders and learning
disabilities
Sede Belgrano: Montañeses 2325, (C1428AQK) Capital Federal./Tel.: 5777 – 3200.
Sede Escobar: Ruta 9, Km. 53. Escobar. / Tel.: 03488 – 410000.
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INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CARE FACILITY INCLUDES
–60 beds
–Gym: 500 square meters covered
–Areas for activities of daily living
–Areas for Occupational Therapy
–Hydrotherapy
–2 Surgery Rooms
–Driving Course
–Driving Simulator
–Easy Street
–Work Assessment Center
–Radiology Area
–Assistive Technology
–Biofeedback
- Gait Analysis Laboratory
–Urology Room
–Cardiopulmonary Laboratory
–Neuropsychology
–Speech-language therapy
–Outpatient evaluation rooms
–Sports field with basketball, tennis,
paddle and soccer.
–Dental Office
–Multiple Use Rooms
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES:
Highest rates of treatment satisfaction: 86 % of our patients are completed satisfied
with the medical attention received and 96 % will recommend FLENI to a relative or friend.
Personal attention: all the patients receive four or more hours of therapies with a
senior professional in individual sessions.
Family and caregivers training and support. The program includes psychology
support, educational meetings and orientation books for family members and caregivers.
Cognitive Neurology and Neuropsychology including in the programs
The program address patient cultural, religion, idiomatic and concierge needs.
Very competitive cost/effective programs.
Flat rate costs
Full time Medical Staff in the following areas: Neurology, Physical Medicine,
Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, Gerontology, Urology
Plastic Surgery and Cardiology.
Most of the members of the Medical Staff of FLENI are USA educated/trained and
members of American Medical Associations
Full Trained Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech
Pathologies, Cognitive Neurology and Neuropsychology
Specific Clinics for the following treatments: Spasticity, Swallowing disorders, Car
Driving, Sexual dysfunction, Pain, Gait and Balance disorders.
Sede Belgrano: Montañeses 2325, (C1428AQK) Capital Federal./Tel.: (5411)5777 – 3200.
Sede Escobar: Ruta 9, Km. 53. Escobar. / Tel.: 03488 – 410000.
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SPECIFIC PROGRAMS (Model of State of the Art Rehabilitation Programs)
The specific program will be designed according with the disease’s severity and specific
programs goals.
Concierge services for international patients are included in all the programs.
–Stroke
Inpatient:
FIM Admission: 50
FIM Discharge: 79
Average FIM change: 29
Program Cost per day: u$s 800
Ratio FIM Points/Cost: u$s 773
Outcomes:
Community participation (between 6 and 12 months after discharge): Total and partial
participation: 56,2%
Functional Independence status: Independents and semi independents: 79%
–Brain Injury
Inpatient:
FIM Admission:44
FIM Discharge: 78
Program Cost per day: u$s 800
Ratio FIM Points/Cost: u$s 906
Outcomes:
Community participation (between 6 and 12 months after discharge): Total and partial
participation: 23,1%
Functional Independence status: Independents and semi independents: 33%
–Spinal Cord
Inpatient:
Sede Belgrano: Montañeses 2325, (C1428AQK) Capital Federal./Tel.: (5411)5777 – 3200.
Sede Escobar: Ruta 9, Km. 53. Escobar. / Tel.: 03488 – 410000.
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Instituto de Investigaciones Neurológicas Raúl Carrea
Instituto de Rehabilitación y Educación Terapéutica
FIM Admission:65
FIM Discharge:84
Average FIM change: 19
Program Cost per day: u$s 800
Ratio FIM Points/Cost: u$s 507
Outcomes:
Community participation (between 6 and 12 months after discharge):
Total and partial participation: 52,4%
Functional Independence status: Independents and semi independents: 87,5%
For further information please contact:
Adults: Lisandro Olmos MD - [email protected]
Administrative Manager: Daniel Fernández MBA – [email protected]
Web site: www.fleni.org.ar
Sede Belgrano: Montañeses 2325, (C1428AQK) Capital Federal./Tel.: (5411)5777 – 3200.
Sede Escobar: Ruta 9, Km. 53. Escobar. / Tel.: 03488 – 410000.
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