Rehabilitation Services at Mary Free Bed
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital treats all sorts of disabilities brought on by every imaginable cause. We help people recovering from strokes, recuperating from joint replacement surgery, learning to overcome challenges such as limb differences, or fighting back from serious injuries. All of Mary Free Bed’s rehabilitation programs are designed to help our patients live as independently as possible.
Inside Mary Free Bed
For adult and pediatric patients alike, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital provides comprehensive rehabilitation services. All our programs include inpatient, outpatient, and clinic services. In addition to doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals who are specifically trained in rehabilitation treatment and care, patients benefit from a therapy gym with state-of-the-art equipment and ample treatment space. And, to make rehabilitation quicker, smoother, and more effective, Mary Free Bed offers a variety of specialized therapy areas, including: Independence Square ™, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) apartment, a practice car, therapeutic pool, and an outdoor Therapath. No matter the length of stay, a few days to several months, the staff at Mary Free Bed works to ensure patients and their families are as comfortable as possible. The inpatient nursing floor features a pleasantly decorated, family-friendly space with two social areas, a kitchenette, and a library.Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital is Joint Commission and CARF accredited in inpatient rehabilitation and has earned special CARF accreditation for brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, and pediatric programs.
Inpatient Programs
Mary Free Bed's inpatient programs specialize in adult brain injury, spinal cord injury or disease, pediatric and adolescent programs, stroke, and orthopaedics. We also see other diagnoses such as amputations, multiple fractures, neurological and neuromuscular disorders, multiple sclerosis, general deconditioning, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and West Nile virus, among many others.
Outpatient Programs and Specialty Services
When you no longer need intensive inpatient rehab care, you may be referred to in-home care or to the Mary Free Bed Outpatient Therapy Center. Right here on Mary Free Bed's campus, comprehensive outpatient therapy, with direct physiatry involvement, is available to pediatric and adult patients. To meet your needs, our multi-discilpinary teams work with you to tailor a treatment plan. With thousands of patients seen every year through Mary Free Bed's outpatient center and specialty programs, our health professionals have the experience you need to help you get back to living.Outpatient programs require a physician's prescription for treatment. Patients must be able to tolerate treatment and have transportation to the Mary Free Bed Outpatient Therapy Center. Once a prescription is received and insurance coverage verified, the patient is contacted to schedule the initial assessments.
Clinic Services
Once your inpatient stay at Mary Free Bed is complete, your doctor may want to follow up with you in the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Clinic. The clinic is multidisciplinary and comprehensive, so in addition to the doctors and nursing staff, other specialty areas are available, if you need them.Clinic referrals may be initiated by doctors, hospitals, school staff, parents, public health nurses, and case managers. You needn't have been a Mary Free Bed inpatient to be seen in our clinic.
Clinic hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Visits are by appointment only. Primary medical care and emergency room services are not available.
Continuum of Care
From day one, every patient benefits from Mary Free Bed's continuum of care. This life-long care ensures patients, family members, and care givers achieve the highest level of physical, psychological, social, and vocational functioning as possible. A dedicated team of rehab doctors, therapists, and other specialists is assigned to each patient to make sure their needs are expertly met. This team stays with the patient throughout his or her treatment and follow-up care, allowing patients to build positive relationships and trust with their caregivers.Patients can become part of Mary Free Bed's continuum of care no matter their point of entry. Point of entry may be when a patient comes to Mary Free Bed immediately following an injury or diagnosis or when he or she moves to the West Michigan area with an existing disability or illness and needs experienced rehabilitation care.