Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center

First, they MUST be rated low for residents of the the SF Bay area who do NOT already live
in the East Bay, North of the Carquinez bridge: IT IS A HUGE DISSERVICE FOR THE PATIENT’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO TRY TO GET TO THIS REMOTE center during rehab.
The location of the rehab center was a conscious BAD decision, made for devious reasons NOT in the patient’s or family’s interests. IF ONE IS A FRISCO OR PENINSULA OR EAST BAY RESIDENT, they simply must have a rehab center within an hour’s drive, NOT ONE THAT MAY TAKE THREE+ HOURS MANY TIMES OF EVERY DAY.
I also must criticize Kaiser for their inflexible reliance on PROTOCOLS that distract Doctors from CRITICAL intellectual curiosity and staying up-​to-​date in their various fields. There
is much more to be said on this important facet of pre-​and-​post-​op care. After extensive contact with them in the course of a relative’s stroke rehab, I cannot now recommend Kaiser for
any health provider care: pre-​op, PROCEDURES, or post-​op. They seem to be one step above a 3^rd-​world medical establishment, frankly.

I had a stroke at 33 years old which was a shock because I am a really healthy guy. Nonetheless after going to Eden hospital and then kaiser walnut creek we ended up at this kaiser acute rehab in vallejo. All the therapists are great like Jamie, and all the nurses are great especially charles and linda. Dr sam is fantastic! The Neurophyc doc Natasha as well. I feel like I’m leaving out names but the whole staff was great. I’m leaving today but they gave us so many tools in our toolbox to continue rehab at home. I really agree with the opinions of others about this hospital and I recommend this place to recover from a stroke. Thank you vallejo you helped me get my life back on track!

I just don’t know where I would be today without this AMAZING facility and its staff! I suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed. After a lumbar laminectomy and discectomy I was sent to this facility for rehabilitation. I didn’t know what to expect and I was going through a very emotional time. When I arrived I was scared but the staff comforted me right away. I began a VERY intense physical therapy program the next day and also started occupational therapy to learn how to use a wheel chair and still do all of the things in life I used to do. After two weeks of 8 hours of therapy a day I took my first steps! I slowly started to regain some sensation as a result of the surgery I had and by the time I left the hospital a month later I was walking tiny steps with a walker. I owe my life to this hospital and its staff… the first couple of weeks after a spinal cord injury are crucial, without this rehab center I would not have received the training I received and may not be walking today. The staff here is amazing… from the doctors to the nurses and of course the physical therapists! I live by their motto «You Never Fail Until You Quit Trying» Thank You KPRC, you changed my life and brightened my future :)