CNI NeuroHealth Center

The Colorado Neurological Institute's (CNI) NeuroHealth Center (NHC) is the first and only facility in the Rocky Mountain Region dedicated exclusively to neuro health and wellness, professional training, and research. Initially focused on serving the non-insured and underinsured, the NHC's unique offering combines a wide range of services - including wellness and rehabilitation, patient education and support, complementary therapies, and community outreach.

Patient Clinics, Education and Support
Rehabilitation and Research for Stroke Survivors
Mile-Hi MicroSurgical Teaching Laboratory
NeuroHealth Center News

Patient Clinics, Education and Support

The CNI NeuroHealth Center is a focal point for all patients with neurological disorders:

Patient clinics for Spasticity, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and for the CNI Huntington’s Center for Excellence.
Patient clinic for Parkinson’s Disease, particulalry those who require pre- or post-deep brain stimulator surgical treatment.
Coming soon will be a patient clinic for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Patient education and support in a broad spectrum of neurological disorders.
Complementary therapies, such as massage, acupuncture, and other modalities.

Rehabilitation and Research for Stroke Survivors

Which is more likely to be disabling: heart attack or stroke?
What is the most common cause of long term disability: heart attack or stroke?

If you answered “stroke” to both questions, you are correct.

Of all the terrible things that can go wrong with the brain, none is more common than stroke. Stroke is a sudden and life changing illness. It is by far the most common serious neurologic disease.

3rd cause of death
700,000 people per year suffer a new or recurrent stroke, it is an average of 1 person every 45 seconds
every three minutes someone dies of stroke
15 percent die shortly after the stroke, and 1 out of 4 stroke victims will die within one year
Only 10 percent of stroke survivors recover completely
40 percent experience moderate to severe impairments requiring special care
10 percent require care in a nursing home or other long-term care facility
14 percent of survivors experience a second stroke in the first year

Meet Kyle, our CNI Hope Award Recipient, a 12-year-old stroke survivor.

Through grants and donations, the CNI Neurohealth Center provides rehabilitation services to medically under-insured and noninsured stroke patients. Physical therapy, Occupational therapy and Speech therapy are provided to help stroke patients achieve their highest level of function. In addition to these therapies, the CNI Neuroheath Center provides scholarships for driving evaluations, purchases small equipment for patients, provides licensed social works services, neuropsychological evaluations and counseling, therapeutic massage and financial assistance with neuro-opthamology exams.

the CNI NeuroHealth Center provides rehabilitation services to medically under-insured and non-insured stroke patients. Often resources are exhausted for post stroke patients early in the rehabilitation continuum. CNI is in a unique position to provide this much needed community service. The CNI Neurohealth Center makes it possible for post stroke patients to continue their recovery and achieve independence and reintegration back into the community.

With the help of funding from the Spalding Community Foundation, the CNI NeuroHealth Center provides various physical, occupational and speech therapy opportunities to stroke survivors, especially the uninsured or underinsured.
Other patient services include: neuropsychological evaluations, scholarships for driving evaluations conducted at Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, therapeutic massage, ophthalmology exams and access to affordable patient equipment.
Stroke Risk Assessment and Wellness Techniques are available, in addition to nutrition, stress management, smoking cessation, and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring.
Dr. Don Smith, CNI Stroke Center Medical Director, and Dr. Carol Greenwald, CNI Research Manager, are conducting a number of stroke research projects, including the ProFess Study, a four-year study on the prevention of second strokes in patients. This world-wide study will enroll more than 15,500 patients within 90 days of their original stroke.
Community education and outreach funded by a grant from HealthOne Alliance.
Stroke Support Groups sponsored by CNI and held at Swedish Medical Center, as well as other Colorado-wide support groups

With the help of funding from the Spalding Community Foundation, NHC provides various physical, occupational and speech therapy opportunities to stroke survivors, especially the uninsured or underinsured.
Learn more about the CNI Stroke Center.

Mile-Hi MicroSurgical Teaching Laboratory

NHC is home to the Mile-Hi MicroSurgical Teaching Laboratory. Underwritten by a grant from the Mile-Hi Sertoma Club, the Lab provides:

Nine microsurgery stations for physicians’ surgical training.
Training to physicians from all over the world by CNI surgeons, with a special grant from Cochlear Americas for training in cochlear implants.
Closed-circuit TV connections to operating rooms at Swedish Medical Center.

The Mile-Hi Microsurgical Teaching Lab is housed at the CNI NeuroHealth Center
Learn more about the teaching laboratory