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First Rehabilitation Hospital in Michigan To Host Online Exhibit by Disabled Artists
[4/15/12]
For the first time, the Mary Free Bed Guild Fine Arts Exhibition is hosted online to increase visibility for the artists and showcase their talents.
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Mercy Health Partners Announce Collaboration [3/27/12]
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital is now providing management services to the Mercy Health Partners (MHP) inpatient rehabilitation unit in Muskegon.
Pennant Health Alliance Announces Two New Members [2/1/12]
Pennant Health Alliance announced that Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in will join the alliance.
Mary Free Bed Guild Continues to Support Wheelchair and Handcylce Divisions [1/12/12]
The Mary Free Bed Guild has been a proud sponsor of the Fifth Third River Bank Run since 1989.
Mary Free Bed Announces Strategic Alliance with The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago [11/1/11]
Hospitals Will Partner on System Development & Collaborative Research; Mary Free Bed Expects to Grow Services, Reduce Healthcare Costs, Add Jobs
Metro Health is First Hospital to Join New Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Network [9/15/11]
In a move designed to enhance rehabilitation care for patients, Metro Health has become the first hospital in Michigan to join the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Network.
Prominent West Michigan Institutions Join with U.S. Department of Defense [11/10]
A unique research partnership between Grand Valley State University and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital will allow some West Michigan wounded veterans to get the specialized care they need close to home. [Wounded Warriors Project]
Medical Paperwork Alert! [5/21/10]
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Orthotics & Prosthetics group is issuing a “Medical Paperwork Alert!” to all physicians who treat patient’s diabetes. The O&P group at Mary Free Bed has been getting diabetic patients referred but has to send the patient back for the correct paperwork. [Orthotics & Prosthetics]
Tough New School Concussion Protocols a Brain Changer [5/19/10]
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital’s Sports Concussion specialists predict that the just released Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) concussion protocols will provide a new level of brain trauma prevention for 300,000 high school athletes. [Post-Concussion Program]
Mary Free Bed Receives 2009 State Quality Award [3/23/10]
Mary Free Bed received the 2009 State Quality Award.
Michigan Quality Council Names Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital 2009 State Quality Award Recipient [9/12/09]
The Michigan Quality Leadership Award is the highest honor for organizational performance excellence in the state.
Strengthened health insurance coverage provides more relief - new provisions remedy pain in patients’ pocketbooks
Roughly 100,000 people in west Michigan suffer chronic pain, headaches or live with fibromyalgia and other energy sapping conditions. [The Pain Center]
Safety belt enforcement effort aims to reach unbuckled drivers - crash victims share stories of survival, rehabilitation [5/11/09]
Because the best way to prevent death or serious injury in a motor vehicle crash is to wear a seat belt, law enforcement officers have teamed with the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to kick off the May Buckle Up or Pay Up, Click it or Ticket mobilization.
Mental toughness: End that losing streak! [11/2008]
Our Detroit Lions are now 0-11. Losing feels terrible. You practice hard, and play hard, and sometimes you still lose. When you lose a few in a row, anger and frustration builds. You may try “harder” to win, yet the losing continues. [Performance Excellence Center]
Mary Free Bed announces its summer 2008 youth adapted sports and recreation programs[05/28/2008]
Summer is here, and children of all ages will be searching for memorable and fun activities. To that end, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital has announced its 2008 Summer Adapted Sports and Recreation Program schedule for children and teenagers. [Pediatric Adaptive Sports Program]
Mary Free Bed to host SaeboFlexTM event [05/2008]
Mary Free Bed will host a free community-wide SaeboFlex™ event for people with an impaired hand and/or arm as a result of a stroke or brain injury. The event will provide information about SaeboFlex, the latest tool in the arsenal for regaining upper extremity function.
The 26th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital underway [04/2008]
The 26th Annual Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Fine Arts Exhibition focuses on the contributions of Michigan artists 18 years and older who are physically challenged. [Mary Free Bed Guild Arts Exhibition]
Three healthcare institutions announce dedication of ALS Clinic in Grand Rapids [02/11/08]
A unique collaboration of three major west Michigan institutions has created a comprehensive center for patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or, as it’s commonly known, Lou Gehrig’s disease). [ALS Center]
Breakthrough prosthetics now available through Mary Free Bed [10/2/07]
Two types of advanced prosthetic technologies used to benefit injured military personnel are now available to amputee patients in West Michigan through the orthotics and prosthetics department of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. [Orthotics & Prosthestics]
New program offers treatment to help kids walk easier [10/27/07]
The Advanced Management of Pediatric Spasticity program (AMPS) offers children who suffer from spasticity six treatment options. [AMPS Program]
Avid hunter continues sport after spinal injury [01/21/08]
After falling from a tree stand in 1999, hunter Breck Lonier, now 44, sustained a life-changing spinal cord injury that left him in a wheelchair. [Adaptive Sports Program]
West Michigan's only adapted water ski clinic to be held August 10 [07/25/07]
Water skiing for the disabled is just one of the adapted sports and recreational activities that Mary Free Bed and Kentwood Parks and Recreation Department are offering for the remainder of the summer. [Adaptive Sports Program]
Athletes with disabilities to demonstrate specialty divisions planned for River Bank Run [03/07]
Disabled athletes to demonstrate wheeling and handcycling in anticipation of Fifth Third River Bank Run. [Adaptive Sports Program]
Grand Rapids rehabilitation hospital features patients in new TV spot [10/23/06]
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital will use television as one of three mediums to build its brand image and share its story about restoring hope and freedom to people with disabilities.
Former Detroit Lions guard Mike Utley to headline disability event at Mary Free Bed [04/19/06]
Since he was paralyzed in a football game on November 17, 1991, former Detroit Lions offensive guard Mike Utley has sought to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries through the Mike Utley Foundation. [Spinal Cord Injury Program]
Mary Free Bed uses new Grand Rapids YMCA for fitness program for patients with spinal cord injuries [04/06/06]
Breakthroughs in spinal cord injury research have been occurring so rapidly in recent years that scientists now define the prospects for eventual recovery as a matter of “when” and not “if.” [Spinal Cord Injury Program]
New ID card to help people with speech impairments communicate with others [03/16/06]
A rehabilitation specialist at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital has developed a special ID card that will make it easier for people with speech impairments to notify others of their condition. [Communication Impartment Alert Card - Stroke Program]
Driver rehabilitation specialist available to offer insight into issues facing senior drivers [11/11/05]
As our senior population grows, so does the debate about driving age. The central question: How old is too old? A close second: Who's to say when it’s time to stop? [Driver Rehab Program]
Mary Free Bed first in Midwest to offer biofeedback for neuromuscular re-education [Summer 2006]
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital of Grand Rapids, Mich., announced today that it has opened a Biofeedback Laboratory for Neuromuscular Re-education. [Biofeedback Program]