EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) – Patients at Newman Therapy Services have started seeing their healthcare professionals in a new location.

Newman Regional Health said it has officially moved its therapy services, an outpatient physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology facility. On Monday, August 23, patients began to be seen at the new on-site location at Newman Regional Health, 1201 W. 12th Ave., with an entrance through Entrance G. This is the old entrance to the ward. emergency room on the southeast side of the hospital.

According to Newman, the relocation and renovation project was funded by a fundraising campaign in 2020, as well as bond funds and a grant from Emporia Community Foundation Fund 79 specific to the pediatric therapy gymnasium.

“Thanks to generous donations from Denim & Diamonds and support from the Emporia Community Foundation, we have had this opportunity to expand into a larger space within Newman Regional Health,” said Garret Seacat, Marketing Director for Mathis Rehab Centers, LLC. “The partnership between Mathis Rehab Centers, LLC and Newman Regional Health continues to ensure the highest quality care, and with the new location, all of that care is under one roof. “

Newman said its therapy services are operated by Mathis Rehab Centers, LLC, in partnership with The Health Network. Offering a range of physical, occupational, speech-language and specialty therapies for adult and pediatric patients, Newman said its therapy services provide one-on-one, personalized service. Newman Therapy Services strives to restore peak function, accelerate recovery, prevent recurrence, and promote the long-term health and well-being of patients.

“We are delighted to provide our patients with an enhanced therapeutic experience. Our new facility provides our patients and our community at large with improved access to our facility. Being part of the main hospital campus enhances the interaction of our staff with other hospital departments and medical providers and vice versa, ”said David Crotts, director of Newman Therapy Services.

For more information on Newman Therapy Services, click HERE or call 620-342-4100.

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