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Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital treats adult and pediatric patients who have had a stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, a neurological disorder, amputation, orthopedic injury or are in need of general rehabilitation. We also offer outpatient therapy, including a Comprehensive Day Program for those who may require continued rehabilitation after discharge. 76 private inpatient acute rehabilitation beds, including a secure 12 bed Brain Injury unit and a secure 10 bed pediatric unit. 22 private Transitional Care beds. Our specialized programs are designed to restore strength, improve physical and cognitive function, and promote independence in daily living activities. Our hospital is ranked in the top 3 percent of rehabilitation hospitals surveyed by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an independent, nonprofit health care accreditation organization. Additionally, we have received a 5-star rating for our Transitional Care/Skilled Nursing unit. We also have an on-site Center for Wound Care. As part of the Select Medical network, our hospitals work together to leverage our strengths, integrate evidence-based treatment, and apply the most advanced technologies to help our patients rebuild their lives.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (17 km) east of Harrisburg, is Penn State’s medical school and academic medical center.HistoryIn 1963, the M. S. Hershey Foundation offered $50 million to the Pennsylvania State University to establish a medical school and teaching hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With this grant and $21.3 million from the U.S. Public Health Service, the University built a medical school, teaching hospital, and research center. Ground was broken in 1966 and Penn State's College of Medicine opened its doors to the first class of students in 1967. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center accepted its first patients in 1970.The original buildings at Penn State Hershey Medical Center included the Medical Science Building and medical center, Animal Research Farm, Laundry and Steam Plant, and University Manor Apartments. Since 1970, the campus has grown from 318 to 550acre. Many additions have been made to the academic and patient-care facilities.Today, Penn State Hershey Medical Center has completed several carefully planned construction projects. Additions were made to reflect a steady increase in patient demand for services and to expand research and teaching programs.Penn State College of Medicine students have gone on to become productive physicians and scientists. As of May 2011, the College of Medicine has granted 3,904 medical degrees and 1,004 graduate degrees. The College of Medicine offers degree programs in anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioengineering, cell and molecular biology, genetics, integrative biosciences, microbiology and immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and physiology, and two postdoctoral programs leading to an M.S. degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine, the only such program in the Commonwealth, and a M.S. in Public Health Sciences and a newly inaugurating M.P.H. Graduate program. Each year, more than 550 resident physicians are trained in medical specialties at the Medical Center.
Each year, Four Diamonds helps approximately 600 children with cancer - 100 who are newly diagnosed and 500 who are continuing their fight - by covering 100 percent of all medical expenses related to cancer care not covered by insurance.