Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital

01/01/2026

2026 brings renewed hope for a stronger tomorrow.

12/29/2025

What’s the best gift you got this year? For Patricia Kennon, it was regaining the ability to stand and walk independently for the first time in four years. Through pure grit, determination and support of our outpatient multidisciplinary team, Patricia was able to achieve a goal that was once thought to be unattainable.

12/19/2025

The season of light and hope reminds us of our patients’ resilience and the impact our care teams have every day. Here’s to brighter days and stronger tomorrows.

12/08/2025

Handwashing protects patients from infections that can slow down recovery and helps to maintain a germ-free environment. 🧼

Cleanliness is always top of mind in our hospitals.

While scrubbing away the germs, sing or hum the “Happy Birthday” song twice to ensure your hands are clean.

11/27/2025

We are thankful for the more than 1.5 million patients across our network of hospitals and centers who trust us with their care, and for our amazing teams who help those patients recover so they may return to their families and communities.

11/26/2025

Doctors told Steve Messick, a 54-year-old youth football coach, that the mysterious health problems he’d been having were the result of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and that it might be two years before he could walk again. But through hard work and grit, Steve and his therapists at Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital got him back on his feet in time for this year’s football season. Read all about it in PennLive (subscription required).

After being told he might not walk for two years, the longtime youth football coach fought through treatment to return to the sidelines this season.

11/11/2025

Honoring all who served.

11/06/2025

Steve Messick’s Guillain-Barré Syndrome diagnosis came with a chilling pronouncement: if he ever walked again, it might be years in the future. Instead, with the help of his care team at Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, the 53-year-old, who coached Little League football every fall for three decades, was back on the sidelines again this year. Walking.

Read more about Steve: https://bit.ly/4qMHv2K

10/23/2025

Behind every patient with a spinal cord injury is a licensed pharmacist. The pharmacist—an essential member of the physician-led multidisciplinary team—helps to manage the patient’s pain, prevent secondary complications, and assists with transition and discharge planning.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients require a complex level of care. Pharmacists play an integral role in a patient’s care journey, providing expertise on SCI pain management, secondary complications, avoidance of adverse drug effects and a safe discharge to home.

10/23/2025

Each of our specialty hospitals operates an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP), a coordinated effort between our pharmacy team, clinicians, environmental services and infection preventionists to stop the spread of infections caused by drug-resistant diseases. Our pharmacies ensure the safety and care of our patients and staff by managing and assessing all anti-microbial regimens.

10/23/2025

As Thomas Caskey was recuperating from a stroke, a social worker at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center suggested Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital might help him recover and regain his independence. With constant encouragement from the Penn State Health Rehab team, Thomas regained much of his strength and his speech has greatly improved.

10/22/2025

From fielding the first call about a new hospital location to welcoming the first patient through the door, our design, construction and facilities teams can be counted on to help create a healing environment.

Our design and construction teams oversee all hospital building projects—ensuring safety and efficiency in the engineering and ex*****on of plans. Once constructed, hospitals are turned over to our facilities teams who oversee day-to-day operations, including the physical building infrastructure, air quality and maintenance of all medical equipment.

Working together, these professionals contribute to a safe, comfortable and accessible setting for our patients, visitors and staff.