Polytrauma - VA Palo Alto Health Care System

The Palo Alto Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center (PRC) is one of 5 facilities in the country designed to provide intensive rehabilitative care to Veterans and Servicemembers who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system. Palo Alto also houses a Polytrauma Network Site — one of 23 facilities designed to provide long-term rehabilitative care. The Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program (PTRP) is one of four facilities in the country designed to return a Veteran or Servicemember, with TBI or polytrauma, to the least restrictive environment in the community with meaningful daily activities including return to active duty, work and school, independent living, or supported living. PTRP is a time limited, goal oriented program designed to improve a patient's physical, cognitive, communicative, behavioral, psychological and social functioning after significant injury or illness.