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Inpatient Referrals

One Number for All Inpatient Referrals. No matter which of our inpatient locations is the best fit for you or your patient, there’s only one number to call. Our team will guide you through the referral process and help coordinate care seamlessly across our system.

Complete and fax a referral form: 

Or, find us on CarePort

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Inpatient Admission Criteria

General admissions criteria for Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital’s inpatient programs (not including Sub-Acute Rehabilitation) are:

  • Patient is medically stable at time of transfer
  • Patient demonstrates rehabilitation potential
  • Patient is capable of participation in a minimum of 3 hours of therapy per day
  • Cognitive level: Adult Brain Injury – Cognitive levels between III-VIII on Rancho Los Amigos Scale of Cognitive Functioning
  • Pediatric/Adolescent Brain Injury – Cognitive levels between II-VII
  • Patient demonstrates potential for home-like discharge
  • Identification of insurance for prior authorization of transfer to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital

    Please note that patients frequently fall into gray areas and admission is determined on an individual basis. Special criteria apply for inpatient admission to our Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Program. Please call to speak with an admission liaison to discuss questionable cases.

    The admission liaison will continue to call nursing units and therapies to further clarify a patient’s status, rehabilitation potential and gather information for insurance prior authorization. Local referrals are generally seen by a physiatrist to determine medical appropriateness for admission. Out-of-town referrals are reviewed by a…

Outpatient Referrals

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Outpatient referrals

Grand Rapids Area

Mary Free Bed YMCA and SpartanNash YMCA

Holland and Muskegon area 

Holland & Muskegon

See form for specific tax numbers.

Kalamazoo

Lansing

Northern Michigan

Mary Free Bed at Munson Healthcare

Outpatient Locations

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Mary Free Bed at Munson Healthcare

Cadillac, Grayling, Roscommon and Prudenville

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Mary Free Bed at Munson Healthcare

Beaver Island, Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Lewiston and Otsego

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Mary Free Bed at Munson Healthcare

Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital locations

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Saginaw, Bay City, Flint area

Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare

Orthotics & Prosthetics + Bionics Referrals

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Mary Free Bed wins Best Hospital for Rehabilitation in 2024-2025.
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Aspire to Excellence

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital holds a number of special accreditations from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International (CARF). This voluntary but rigorous accreditation process is based on specific and comprehensive standards ensuring the highest-quality rehabilitation.

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The Perfect Fit: Prosthetist-Therapist Collaboration in Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation