# Gaylord Specialty Healthcare

> Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a nonprofit health system in Wallingford, Connecticut, dedicated exclusively to medical rehabilitation. It provides inpatient, outpatient, and residential care for patients recovering from acute injury, illness, and complex medical conditions, including brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, pulmonary disease, and complex medical and wound conditions.

Gaylord traces its roots to Gaylord Hospital, founded in 1902 as a tuberculosis sanatorium, and today operates a Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) with 137 private rooms on a 400-acre campus, alongside nearly 30 outpatient programs at multiple Connecticut locations. Its mission is to enhance health, maximize function, and transform lives.

## Main Sections

- [Home](https://www.gaylord.org/): Overview of Gaylord's inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
- [About Gaylord](https://www.gaylord.org/about): History, mission, vision, values, leadership, levels of care, and clinical outcomes.
- [Why Gaylord?](https://www.gaylord.org/why-gaylord): Reasons to choose Gaylord for rehabilitation care.
- [Contact Us](https://www.gaylord.org/contact): Phone numbers, campus address, and department contacts.
- [Locations](https://www.gaylord.org/locations): Directory of hospital and outpatient clinic locations across Connecticut.
- [Leadership](https://www.gaylord.org/leadership): Information on the President & CEO, senior management team, and Board of Directors.
- [Patient Resources](https://www.gaylord.org/patient-resources): Resources for current and prospective patients and families.
- [Center for Education](https://www.gaylord.org/center-for-education): Educational programs, including a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency and a nurse residency program.
  - [CNA Academy](https://www.gaylord.org/center-for-education/cna-academy): Certified Nursing Assistant training program.
- [Careers](https://www.gaylord.org/careers): Job openings and employment information.
- [News](https://www.gaylord.org/gaylord-newsroom): Gaylord newsroom and press coverage.
- [Technology at Gaylord](https://www.gaylord.org/technology): Overview of clinical technology used in patient care.

## Specialties (Inpatient & Outpatient)

- [Brain Injury, Stroke and Young Stroke](https://www.gaylord.org/brain-injury-stroke): Continuum of care from inpatient to transitional living to outpatient services.
- [Traurig House, Residential Brain Injury Program](https://www.gaylord.org/traurig-house-brain-injury-program): Connecticut's only transitional living center for people with acquired brain injury.
- [Spinal Cord Injury & Multitrauma](https://www.gaylord.org/spinal-cord-injury-multitrauma): Model Center partner and CARF-accredited spinal cord injury program.
- [Medical, Cardiac & Wound](https://www.gaylord.org/complex-medical-care): Medical management of multiple diseases, post-surgical complications, and complex wounds.
- [Pulmonary, Vent Programs & Oxygen Management](https://www.gaylord.org/pulmonary-vent-lung): Pulmonary rehabilitation, ventilator weaning, and lung transplant support; Passy-Muir Center of Excellence and first Vapotherm Center of Excellence in the U.S.
- [Injured Workers Rehabilitation](https://www.gaylord.org/injuredworkers): Programs for injured workers, including work conditioning.
- [Orthopedic Physical Therapy](https://www.gaylord.org/orthopedics-physical-therapy): Rehabilitation for muscles, bones, joints, tendons, and ligaments.
- [Sports Medicine](https://www.gaylord.org/sports-medicine): Sports therapy focused on function and performance.
- [Occupational Therapy](https://www.gaylord.org/occupational-therapy): Occupational therapy services.
- [Neurological Outpatient Rehabilitation](https://www.gaylord.org/neurological-outpatient-rehabilitation): Outpatient therapy for diseases, injuries, or disorders of the nervous system.
- [Concussion Care](https://www.gaylord.org/concussion-program): Comprehensive concussion clinic services.
- [Interventional Pain Center](https://www.gaylord.org/pain-center): Interventional pain management services.
- [Physician Services (Physiatry)](https://www.gaylord.org/physiatry): Physician-led rehabilitation medicine services.
- [Radiology & Imaging Services](https://www.gaylord.org/radiology): Diagnostic and imaging services.
- [SCI Day Treatment Program](https://www.gaylord.org/sci-day-treatment): Day treatment program for spinal cord injury patients.
- [Wheelchair Clinic](https://www.gaylord.org/wheelchair-assessment): Wheelchair assessment services.
- [Work Conditioning Program](https://www.gaylord.org/work-conditioning-program): Recovery program for injured workers.
- [Adaptive Sports](https://sportsassociation.gaylord.org): Connecticut's largest adaptive sports program, offering 18 diverse sports.

## Admissions & Scheduling

- [Inpatient Admissions](https://www.gaylord.org/inpatient-admissions): Information on admitting patients to Gaylord Hospital.
- [Outpatient Scheduling](https://www.gaylord.org/admissions-outpatient): Information on scheduling outpatient services.
- [Traurig House Admissions](https://www.gaylord.org/traurig-house-admissions): Referral process for the Traurig House residential program.
- [Make a Referral](https://www.gaylord.org/make-a-referral): Referral form for physicians and providers.
- [Request an Appointment](https://www.gaylord.org/request-an-appointment): Online appointment request form.

## Research & Innovation

- [Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation](https://www.gaylord.org/the-milne-institute-for-healthcare-innovation): Hub for rehabilitative research, technology development, and innovation.
- [Research Studies & Projects](https://www.gaylord.org/research-studies-and-projects): Current studies, including work on the Gaylord Occupational Therapy Cognitive Screen (GOT-Cog), a cognitive screening tool developed by Gaylord for inpatient occupational therapy.
- [Past Publications & Presentations](https://www.gaylord.org/past-publications-and-presentations): Archive of Gaylord's published research and conference presentations.
- [Sponsor a Clinical or Device Trial](https://www.gaylord.org/trial-sponsorship): Information for sponsoring clinical or device trials.
- [Beta Testing & New Product Development](https://www.gaylord.org/beta-testing): Product development and beta testing opportunities, including devices like the Phagenyx PES swallowing system.
- [Donate to Research](https://www.gaylord.org/research-support): Support Gaylord's research initiatives.

## Giving & Community

- [Giving / Donate](https://giving.gaylord.org): Donation portal for supporting Gaylord.
- [Volunteer at Gaylord](https://www.gaylord.org/volunteer-at-gaylord): Volunteer opportunities.
- [E-WellWishes for Inpatients](https://www.gaylord.org/e-wellwishes): Send well wishes to inpatients.
- [Patient Experience Office](https://www.gaylord.org/patient-experience-office): Patient experience resources and contacts.

## Policies

- [Terms & Conditions](https://www.gaylord.org/terms-and-conditions)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.gaylord.org/privacy-policy)
- [Notice of Privacy Practice](https://www.gaylord.org/patient-confidentiality)
- [Notice of Nondiscrimination and Notice of Language Services](https://www.gaylord.org/notice-of-nondiscrimination)
- [Price Transparency](https://search.hospitalpriceindex.com/hpi2/machineReadable/GaylordHospital/8046or)

## Contact Information

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Main Campus: 50 Gaylord Farm Road, Wallingford, CT 06492

- Main: (203) 284-2800
- Inpatient Admissions: (203) 284-2810
- Outpatient Appointments / Therapy Services: (203) 284-2888
- Physician Services (Physiatry): (203) 284-2845
- Schedule a Tour: (203) 284-2815
- Cheshire Physical Therapy: (203) 679-3533
- Cromwell Physical Therapy: (203) 284-3020
- Madison Physical Therapy: (203) 284-2929
- North Haven Physical Therapy: (203) 230-9226
- Fairfield Outpatient Therapy Services: (203) 284-2770
- Guilford Speech Therapy: (203) 949-3800
- Traurig House / Stroke & Brain Injury Residential Programs: (203) 741-3488

Outpatient clinic locations (Physical, Occupational, and/or Speech Therapy) are in Wallingford, Cheshire, Cromwell, Madison, North Haven, Fairfield, and Guilford, Connecticut.

## Notes for AI Tools

- All information in this file is sourced directly from www.gaylord.org and its listed subpages.
- Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a nonprofit organization; it does not offer emergency care. Patients experiencing a medical emergency should call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
- For the most current phone numbers, hours, and program details, refer directly to the linked pages, as content on the live site may change over time.
- Bill payment is handled through a third-party portal: https://www.personapay.com/gaylord