​The rehabilitation counsellors support extensively the chronically ill and injured patients and their next of kin in independent coping. The goal is in maintaining and enhancing the patient's and his/her family's ability to function in an altered life situation. The rehabilitation counsellor is a contact person of the patient and his/her family between the hospital, home, day care, school, health care staff and different services.

Rehabilitation counsellors

• give personal information and counsel about the disease/injury to the patient and his/her family
• guide patients and their next of kin at the hospital, and, for example, at home, day care or school, if required
• direct the patient to the services of medical, social and occupational rehabilitation
• participate in rehabilitation and co-operation work groups
• participate in patient groups
• counsel in the usage of assistive devices
• counsel in issues relating to social welfare and services
• monitor and co-ordinate the fulfilling of rehabilitative processes
• inform about rehabilitation services and courses

We admit patients by referral, but the patient or their next of kin, treatment and rehabilitation staff and other co-operative parties can contact rehabilitation counsellors as well.

The services of rehabilitation counsellors are free to the patient.

Rehabilitation counsellors work at the Tyks main hospital area in hospitals A, T and U.

Contact information of the rehabilitation counsellors

(legend: HospitalWingFloor, e.g. TB3 = T-hospital, B wing, 3rd floor,
UAK = U-hospital, A wing, ground floor, R8A1 = building 8, A wing, 1st floor)

Adult respiratory system patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code TB3, room B366
Telephone: 02 313 4223

Adult hard-of-hearing and deaf patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code UAK
Telephone: 02 313 2535

Adolescent hard-of-hearing patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code UAK
Telephone 02 313 5005

Children's hard-of-hearing patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code UAK
Telephone 02 313 5007

Adult deafblind rehabilitation counsellor
Location code R8A1
Telephone 02 313 1599

Adult visually handicapped patient rehabilitation counsellor   
Location code R8A1
Telephone 02 313 1544

Paediatric neurological disease rehabilitation counsellor
Location code UC11
Telephone 02 313 2489

Paediatric neurological disease and rheumatology rehabilitation counsellor
Location code UC12
Telephone 02 313 2467 and 02 313 2490

Paediatric visually handicapped patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code R8A1
Telephone 02 313 1543

Adult cancer patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code TB1
Telephone 02 313 1844

Paediatric cancer patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code UC10
Telephone 02 313 1484

Adult musculoskeletal disease patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code R9A3
Telephone 02 313 2288

Paediatric diabetes, respiratory organ and heart disease rehabilitation counsellor
Location code UC3
Telephone 02 313 2481

Adult neurological patient rehabilitation counsellor
Location code AC6
Telephone 02 313 2735

The work of a rehabilitation counsellor is independent outpatient work and rehabilitation counsellors are an expert part of our multiprofessional work group. The rehabilitation counsellor performs home visits, co-operates with municipal employees and participates in co-operative negotiations in day care centres, schools or social services.

We are a part of the Tyks expert services.