One of the many locations that CORA health services are offered is in Coral Gables. CORA is a rehabilitation center that is passionate about helping patients achieve their recovery goals. All the clinicians at CORA are trained to develop an individualized treatment plan based on the specific needs of the patient and also to motivate them towards their goals. Some of the rehabilitation programs offered at CORA are physical and occupational therapy, sports injury, worker’s comp, auto injury and rehabilitation for seniors. Most of CORA’s Occupational Therapists are hand therapist, specifically trained to rehabilitate injuries of the hand and upper extremity.
CORA is open Monday thru Thursday from 7am-7pm and on Friday from 7am-6pm but is closed Saturday and Sunday. Transportation to the clinic is provided by the clients own medical insurance if applicable. The rehab center is equipped with aerobic/cardiovascular reconditioning machines, weights for building muscular endurance, rehab treatment tables, exercise balls and all kinds of rehabilitation devices and tools. The type of clients observed on the week of observation seen by Occupational therapy at CORA were mostly adults with …show more content…
The cultural backgrounds of the therapists that work and treat the patients at this clinic are all of Hispanic origin with the exception of the COTA that is of American heritage that learned to speak Spanish from all her patients in the past. The other team members directly involved with the treatment of the occupational therapy patients are students who are doing their clinical rotations at CORA. The other type of ancillary staff members that exist in this facility are secretaries and a few aides in the Physical therapy section. The list of the chain of command for the OT department for this clinical setting is the OTR and then the