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Siskin Hosp For Physical Rehab
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Description
Who We Are
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation is dedicated exclusively to physical rehabilitation and offers specialized treatment programs in brain injury amputation stroke spinal cord injury orthopedics and major multiple trauma The hospital also provides treatment for neurological disorders and loss of muscle strength and control following illness or surgery Our five levels of rehabilitation inpatient outpatient day hospital subacute and vocational rehabilitation are all centrally located on the hospital campus and provide patients with a full spectrum of specialty care as they improve and progress to the next level of treatment
Vision Statement
We will nurture and advance a culture of caring commitment and pride exceeding the expectations of those we serve and those who serve
Mission Statement
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation is committed to providing a wide range of high quality physical rehabilitation services where positive outcomes are achieved that benefit the individual served as well as the community at large
History
Our History
In Chattanooga physical rehabilitation is synonymous with two philanthropic brothers Mose and Garrison Siskin who experienced tragedy in their lives and knew physical rehabilitation firsthand The brothers dreamed of building the finest physical rehabilitation hospital but passed away before seeing their dream fulfilled
In 1986 a separate corporation was established by the Siskin Memorial Foundation to develop a rehabilitation hospital In March of 1990 Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation officially opened as an inpatient and outpatient facility in its present location behind Erlanger Medical Center
Today the hospital is one of a handful of freestanding independent notforprofit rehabilitation hospitals in the nation
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