Posted on November 25, 2024
Mary Free Bed Partnering with Vandalia Health to Bring Expert Rehabilitation to West Virginia
Mary Free Bed is expanding its rehabilitation services to West Virginia with the announcement of a partnership with Vandalia Health at Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC). Vandalia Health is headquartered in Charleston, WV, with locations in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Vandalia Health has 1,530 beds in its system with more than 13,000 employees, 17 hospitals and over 190 locations.
The new partnership with Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation is located at Vandalia Health CAMC General Hospital in downtown Charleston, WV, and with its inpatient rehabilitation program. A joint operating agreement between the two organizations begins January 1, 2025, to start serving patients throughout West Virginia.
Currently, Vandalia Health has a 24-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit located at CAMC General Hospital. As part of the partnership, the two organizations will work together to build a new 50-bed rehabilitation hospital on the Vandalia Health CAMC General Hospital Campus.
The Mary Free Bed leadership team will manage the day-to-day operations, performance, processes and procedures, and work closely with Vandalia and CAMC leadership. This new partnership will help grow access to high quality rehabilitation services in West Virginia. The working collaboration will align clinical and operational practices as well as increase clinical skills to better service more complex patients.
“CAMC’s focus is always on how to best meet the needs of patients and our community,” said Glenn Crotty Jr., MD, president and CEO, Charleston Area Medical Center and executive vice president of Vandalia Health. “We are excited to work together with Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation to enhance clinical expertise and patient experience in rehabilitation care in West Virginia.”
Despite the geographical distance between the two organizations, their mission and values are closely intertwined. Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation and Vandalia Health both focus on patient-centered care, working to improve access, outcomes, and quality of life for all the communities they serve.
“In health care, alignment of mission and values is essential for successful partnerships,” said Bruce Brasser, chief operating officer at Mary Free Bed. “This collaboration represents a shared vision of expanding access to world-class rehabilitation care for those who need it most.”
The joint operating agreement will be known as Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation at Vandalia Health CAMC General Hospital. It was developed out of a working relationship with the Mary Free Bed Advisory Group, which is dedicated to building national partnerships and consulting with organizations that share the same value and mission as Mary Free Bed.
About Mary Free Bed: Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation is a not-for-profit, internationally accredited, and nationally recognized leader in rehabilitation. What started with a single hospital bed in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1891 has grown to a rehabilitation system with more than 2,300 staff at over 60 locations in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Virginia. Last year, Mary Free Bed restored hope and freedom through rehabilitation for 100,000 children and adults. With more than 120 specialized medical and sports rehabilitation programs and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, our specialized teams help patients achieve extraordinary clinical results. U.S. News & World Report rates Mary Free Bed as the ninth Best Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation for 2024-25. For more information, visit www.maryfreebed.com.
About Charleston Area Medical Center Health System: Established in 1972, CAMC is a nonprofit, 1,138-bed, regional referral center made up of seven hospitals CAMC General Hospital, CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, CAMC Memorial Hospital, CAMC Plateau Medical Center, CAMC Charleston Surgical Hospital, CAMC Teays Valley Hospital and CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, CAMC Cancer Center (with three locations: Beckley, Charleston and Hurricane), the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and the CAMC Foundation. More than 1,500 providers are members of the medical staff of CAMC, which is also West Virginia’s premiere medical teaching facility, hosting, on any given day, more than 1,000 students in programs leading to degrees or certifications in health professions. For more information, visit camc.org.
About Vandalia Health: Vandalia Health, headquartered in Charleston, is a multi-state health system with locations across West Virginia as well as in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Made up of CAMC Health System, Davis Health System and Mon Health System, Vandalia Health has 17 hospitals, over 190 ambulatory locations, more than 13,000 employees and more than 2,000 doctors and advanced practice providers. For more information or a map of locations visit vandaliahealth.org.
