Sub-Acute Rehabilitation

Recovery Knows No Age

Sub-Acute Rehabilitation tailors therapy and nursing needs in partnership with you and our interdisciplinary team. Typical time in therapy ranges from 45 minutes to an hour and a half, 5 days per week, all depending on your needs.

Our rehabilitation experts and skilled nurses will help you recover quickly from an illness, injury, or surgery so you can return to the place where you can thrive.

A SAR patient interacting with a miniature horse.
A group photo of SAR staff members and nurses.

Why Mary Free Bed?

Our program has been awarded a five-star quality rating (the highest awarded) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, based on health inspections, staffing and quality outcomes. If quality is important to you, consider Mary Free Bed when you choose where you want to receive rehabilitation. Our caring and thoughtful staff will work with you to make each day the best that it can be.

 

Mary Free Bed Sub-Acute Rehabilitation has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report for Best Short-Term Rehabilitation. Our program ranks better than both state and national averages for consistency of nurse staffing, fall prevention, amount of physical therapy received, and the number of patients able to return to a prior level of function after graduation.

 

We provide customized, comprehensive, and coordinated short-term rehabilitation through skilled nursing for adults with conditions including:

 

  • Amputation 
  • Cancer 
  • Heart attack or cardiac surgery
  • Innovative Therapy requirements
  • Multiple injuries, including complex fractures
  • Orthopedic surgery, including laminectomy/fusion, hip and joint replacement and hip fracture repair
  • Workers’ Compensation Rehabilitation 

What’s Happening at Mary Free Bed?

Newsweek Names Mary Free Bed Michigan's Top Rehabilitation Hospital
Newsweek Names Mary Free Bed Michigan's Top Rehabilitation Hospital for 2026
Ms. Wheelchair America winner 2026
Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania Jamie Clendening Crowned New National Champion
Mary Free Bed Top Doctors
Growing Recognition: 12 Mary Free Bed Physicians Named Top Doctors

Our Locations

Great Lakes Bay Region
Great Lakes Bay Region
Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan
Southwest Michigan
Southwest Michigan
West Michigan
West Michigan
Mid-Michigan
Mid-Michigan
Southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan
Indiana
Indiana
Virginia
Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia