HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts

Name :

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts

Address  :

14 Chestnut Place

Town  :

Ludlow

State  :

Massachusetts

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

01056

Phone  :

413 589 7581

Fax  :

413 589 1688

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Neurologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Pulmonology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 53


Description

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital amp Outpatient Center
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts is a 53bed acute Rehabilitation Hospital located in Ludlow Massachusetts The facility has been operating for 14 years and has provided rehabilitative care to patients and families in the greater Springfield area with an outstanding reputation for attention to detail and compassion Because rehabilitation is HealthSouths primary focus our expert staff dedicates all their skills and knowledge to a single goal improving each patients functional abilities through intensive individualized therapeutic services Helping patients to attain that goal is enhanced by our longstanding relationships with other major healthcare facilities in Western Massachusetts HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts is a member of HealthSouth Corporation the nations largest provider of physical rehabilitation services Through this network of rehabilitation hospital systems our patients and their families receive the expert rehabilitative care they need to get back to their lives
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