Sheltering Arms and VCU Health have come together to create Sheltering Arms Institute, a non-profit, state-of-the-science destination inpatient rehabilitation hospital and network of outpatient centers. Located in Richmond, Virginia, Sheltering Arms Institute is ranked the #1 physical rehabilitation provider in Virginia and 19th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Sheltering Arms and VCU Health formed Sheltering Arms Institute with a shared vision—to reinvent rehabilitation for life beyond limits. With our combined clinical experience, research funding, commitment to innovation, and collective passion, we’ve created a superior physical rehabilitation experience to help individuals achieve their best recoveries following strokes, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, limb loss, burns, transplants, and more, as well as those in need of general rehabilitation for orthopedic conditions and various neurological diseases and disorders.
We offer a comprehensive array of services, including physical, occupational, speech, recreation, respiratory, and music therapy; care management; chaplaincy; physician, psychology, and nursing services; nutrition and dietary counseling; and more. Sheltering Arms Institute also continually develops research and education programs to enhance functional outcomes for patients while training future generations of rehabilitation professionals.
With more than 200 years of combined Sheltering Arms and VCU Health Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation experience, Sheltering Arms Institute serves more than 12,000 individuals and their families each year from across Central Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond.
Even though the Institute’s inpatient rehab hospital recently opened in 2020, we have already achieved incredible accomplishments, including:
Together, we’re improving the quality of life in the communities we serve and shaping the future of physical rehabilitation.
