Offering a continuum of care for medical-surgical services and physical rehabilitation, Casa Colina
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Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare is where better begins. With a 85+ year legacy, Casa Colina continues to lead the way in medical innovation with a beautiful campus and state-of-the-art facilities, including an innovative Medical-Surgical Wing. Whether seeking a specialized surgery or nationally renowned physical rehabilitation services, Casa Colina provides comprehensive treatment plans to accurately address each patient’s unique needs and deliver the highest level of care.
12/02/2025
Join the movement happening now! This holiday season, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare asks you to give back to the people and stories that inspire you.
From adults relearning how to walk, speak, or live independently, to children with developmental disabilities reaching important milestones, Casa Colina helps patients rebuild their lives so they can return to the moments that matter most.
Visit casacolina.org/GT25 to be a part of this global movement to change the world through radical generosity.
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12/01/2025
We’re gearing up for tomorrow and hope you’ll take part! Casa Colina is excited to join the global movement celebrating the generosity of donors like you.
You don't have to wait—make your impact today by visiting our donation page and joining others in giving back to the stories and programs that inspire you.
🔗: casacolina.org/GT25
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11/27/2025
Happy Thanksgiving from Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare!
Today and every day, we’re grateful for our dedicated employees, inspiring patients, and the community that supports us. You are the reason Casa Colina continues to be a place where better begins.
11/20/2025
Mark your calendars—Giving Tuesday is almost here!
This year, Casa Colina is joining thousands of organizations worldwide in creating change through radical generosity. Make your impact today by contributing before December 2, 2025.
Learn how you can give back this giving season by visiting our donation page: casacolina.org/GT25
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11/19/2025
🎉 Employee of the Quarter: Mary Lynn Barber! 🎉
Mary Lynn has dedicated 17 years to Casa Colina, making a remarkable impact on patients and colleagues alike. Known for her positivity, compassion, and professionalism, she consistently goes above and beyond—providing guidance, counseling, and support while putting patients first every day.
A longtime clinical social worker, Mary Lynn led our Adult Day Health program and now brings her expertise to outpatient services, helping patients and families navigate resources, benefits, and care with compassion and professionalism.
Thank you, Mary Lynn, for your dedication and inspiration!
11/18/2025
November is Diabetes Awareness Month—a time to empower our community with the knowledge and support needed to live healthier, fuller lives.
At Casa Colina, we offer free Diabetes Education Classes led by a Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator to help individuals and families better understand and manage diabetes.
🗓 1st & 3rd Tuesdays • 2:30–4 p.m.
📍 Loverso Education Center, Building 1E
(3rd Tuesday class offered in Spanish)
Participants will learn how to:
✔ Understand diabetes and how it affects the body
✔ Build healthy eating and lifestyle habits
✔ Monitor blood sugar with confidence
✔ Prevent complications and improve quality of life
Classes include free HbA1C testing and refreshments, and are open to anyone seeking guidance—newly diagnosed individuals, caregivers, and loved ones.
For more information, call 909/596-7733, ext. 4130
11/11/2025
Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and service of our nation’s veterans.
At Casa Colina, we are proud to care for veterans who entrust us with their recovery and rehabilitation—and we’re equally proud to work alongside the dedicated veterans who are part of our team.
Thank you for your service and strength.
11/05/2025
This week, we celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week and the incredible professionals who make advanced imaging possible for our patients.
From X-rays and MRIs to CT scans and ultrasounds, radiologic technologists play a vital role in helping patients get the answers they need for effective treatment.
Thank you to our imaging team for the skill, compassion, and expertise you bring to every patient encounter!
11/03/2025
🎃 What a frightfully fun time at Casa Colina! Our teams went all out with creative costumes and entertaining skits that showcased their amazing spirit. Congratulations to the TLC crew for once again taking home the Spirit Award—two years in a row! 👻🧡.
10/29/2025
At Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, we’re proud to recognize our outstanding Audiology team and the vital role they play in helping individuals hear—and live—better.
Our expert audiologists provide comprehensive hearing evaluations, advanced hearing aid fittings, and evaluation of vestibular and balance disorders, all with a compassionate, patient-centered approach. Whether you’re experiencing hearing loss or simply want to protect your hearing health, we’re here to help every step of the way. Take charge of your hearing health today!
At Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, we’re celebrating our incredible team of physical therapists who help patients restore movement, regain independence, and get back to the activities they love.
Every day, our PTs empower patients to reach their goals through compassion, expertise, and personalized care. We’re proud to honor their dedication and the life-changing impact they make!
🙌 Join us in thanking our amazing Physical Therapy team!
10/21/2025
This week, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare proudly recognizes our exceptional Respiratory Therapy team for their dedication to helping patients achieve optimal lung health and improved quality of life.
Our skilled respiratory care practitioners provide comprehensive services, including ventilator management, oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, and advanced diagnostic testing—all delivered with the compassion and clinical excellence that define Casa Colina.
Their expertise plays a vital role across our continuum of care, supporting patients in both acute and rehabilitation settings to breathe easier and recover stronger.
We thank our Respiratory Therapy team for their ongoing commitment to patient care and for making a difference every day.
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Where Better Begins
Casa Colina is a non-profit, freestanding, community-governed organization. With incredible support from our community, we have been privileged to bring the benefits of rehabilitation to tens of thousands of people since our first patient in 1938. In the decades that followed, we continued to expand our care to include a state-of-the-art hospital that offers acute rehabilitation and medical-surgical care, as well as a broad range of outpatient services that includes specialized physician clinics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, neuropsychology, diagnostic imaging, children's services and even an outdoor recreation program for people with disabilities. Our 80-year legacy has been devoted to helping people achieve optimum health, gain independence, and return to the highest level of function possible.
In 1936, Frances Eleanor Smith, affectionately known as "Mother Smith," founded Casa Colina in response to the tragic polio outbreak. In a hacienda-style house in Chino, California, she created a place to care for young children with polio and teach them how to regain their mobility and self-esteem.
In the process, her team developed breakthrough physical therapy modalities for these polio patients. In fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized this groundbreaking rehabilitation therapy work. As more medical professionals throughout the country learned about the success of these polio disease treatments, other patients began to benefit from these modalities.
After the development of a vaccine by Jonas Salk, which led to the eradication of polio in the early 1950s, Casa Colina broadened its services to care for patients of all ages with all kinds of physical injuries and disabilities. True to Mother Smith's legacy, Casa Colina has been recognized throughout the nation as the first to introduce many of the modalities that are implemented in rehabilitative care today.
Casa Colina was among the first inpatient rehabilitation facilities to assemble interdisciplinary treatment teams to collaborate with physicians. It was a pioneer in the management of chronic pain, and it has been a leader in offering a complete continuum of care for those with brain injuries and other neurological trauma. Today, we continue to share our findings and research with other institutions - with the hope of helping patients everywhere.
The name "Casa Colina" means, "House on the Little Hill." But to thousands, it has meant so much more.
For a complete timeline of Casa Colina's growth and development, see our Timeline.
