MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
1513 RACE STREET NO 268, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191021177 www.mageerehab.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CONTINUUM OF LIFE NEEDS FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, THUS ENABLING THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL QUALITY OF LIFE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE "O".THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS, SERVICES, EDUCATION & RESEARCH AT MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AND OTHER RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS.

SUPPORT THE CONTINUUM OF NEEDS FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL & COGNITIVE DISABILITIES & THEIR FAMILIES.

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL.MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OFFERS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DISABILITIES. SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ENHANCES THE CARE OF MAGEE PATIENTS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE PATIENTS AT MAGEE. COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT REHABILITATION CARE ADDRESSES THE MEDICAL, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL, VOCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUMMARIES OF SOME OF THE MANY HOSPITAL BASED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION:THINK FIRST PROGRAM THINK FIRST IS A NATIONALLY ORGANIZED PROGRAM RECOGNIZED AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF INJURY PREVENTION EDUCATION. THE OBJECTIVES OF THINK FIRST ARE TO PREVENT HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES IN YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR INJURY PREVENTION, AND TO INCREASE STUDENT AWARENESS ABOUT THEIR OWN RISK TAKING BEHAVIOR AND PRESENT STRATEGIES TO ADOPT THAT WILL PREVENT INJURIES TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. THE PROGRAM IS PRESENTED TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, YOUTH CENTERS, CHURCHES, ETC. IN ASSEMBLY FORMAT THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE BRAIN & SPINAL CORD, VIDEO AND PERSONAL PRESENTATIONS BY INDIVIDUAL(S) WITH DISABILITIES (MOST OFTEN WHEELCHAIR USER). DURING FY20, THERE WERE OVER 19 SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUP PRESENTATIONS REACHING OVER 475 YOUNG PEOPLE.ADAPTIVE (WHEELCHAIR) SPORTS - ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO PLAY SPORTS, REMAIN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, AND MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS IN THE REGION AND NATIONALLY. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT ADAPTIVE SPORTS IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE, IMPROVES SOCIALIZATION, MOBILITY SKILLS, AND MORE. THE MAGEE SPORTS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF WHEELCHAIR RUGBY, WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL, SLED HOCKEY, WHEELCHAIR TENNIS, AND WHEELCHAIR RACING. APPROXIMATELY 61 ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN FY20.EQUIPMENT CLINIC - THE MAGEE EQUIPMENT CLINIC PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR EXPERT CLINICIANS TO PERFORM ASSESSMENTS NECESSARY PER REGULATION FOR INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS TO RECEIVE COMPLEX WHEELCHAIRS, BATHROOM EQUIPMENT, AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES. THE PROVISION OF THIS EQUIPMENT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACTS THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR PATIENTS BY PREVENTING COSTLY COMPLICATIONS, HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, AND MAXIMIZING FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES. THE SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE: PRESSURE MAPPING, COMPLEX SEATING SYSTEMS, PATIENT EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT CONSULTATION AND MORE. OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS PROVIDE EVALUATION AND EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO MATCH AN INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. THE CLINIC PROVIDED SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS IN FY20.GASPAR CENTER - THE GASPAR CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. CARE IS NOT RESTRICTED TO FORMER MAGEE PATIENTS, BUT OPEN TO THE ENTIRE DISABLED COMMUNITY. THE CENTER PROVIDES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND ASSISTS IN MAINTAINING OPTIMUM PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE AVOIDING COMPLICATIONS AND FURTHER READMISSIONS. IT PROVIDED OVER 5,100 VISITS DURING FY20. SINCE MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL TREATS MANY PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES, THE NURSES MAKE PERIODIC CALLS TO THE PATIENTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE RECEIVING PROPER SERVICES AND TO ANSWER ANY MEDICAL CONCERNS BEFORE A SITUATION WOULD ARISE. HORTICULTURAL THERAPY - THIS IS A NON-REIMBURSABLE SERVICE THAT RELIES ON PLANTS, GARDENS, NATURE, CRAFTS AND GARDENING ACTIVITIES TO HEAL, REHABILITATE AND PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TREATMENT TEAM. THE PROGRAM SERVED ABOUT 350 PATIENTS AND 115 FAMILY MEMBERS DURING FY20.SPIRITUAL CARE - THE SPIRITUAL CARE PROVIDER ENSURES THE DELIVERY OF EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THAT INCREASE COPING WITH DISABILITY AND CAREGIVING DEMANDS. THE SPIRITUAL CARE PROVIDER FULFILLS THE JOINT COMMISSION MANDATE TO ADDRESS THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS. ART THERAPY - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES NON-REIMBURSABLE SERVICES THAT USES PATIENT SPECIFIC GOAL-DIRECTED TREATMENT TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ALL LEVELS OF DISABILITY. ART THERAPY STRENGTHENS MUSCLES AND IMPROVES COORDINATION AND MOTOR SKILLS, FOSTERS SELF-AWARENESS AND PERSONAL GROWTH, IDENTIFIES PATIENT'S DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING AND HELPS PATIENTS EXPRESS ABSTRACT AND SENSORY MEMORIES RELATED TO A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE OR NEWLY ACQUIRED DISABILITY. MAGEE PROVIDES ART THERAPY SERVICES TO INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS. VOLUNTEER SERVICES DEPARTMENT - MAGEE'S VOLUNTEER SERVICES DEPARTMENT (VSD) MISSION IS TO PROMOTE MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEERISM THROUGH IMPORTANT WORK AND COMMON GOALS, WHICH HELP INCREASE PATIENT SATISFACTION AND SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL. THE VSD ACCEPTS AND ENCOURAGES THE INVOLVEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN MANY LEVELS OF THE HOSPITAL WITHIN ALL APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, AND COORDINATES THE EFFECTIVE USE OF VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT BENEFIT PATIENTS, VISITORS AND STAFF. THE VSD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING PRODUCTIVE AND CREATIVE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP VOLUNTEER ROLES; FOR RECRUITING, TRAINING AND RETAINING SUITABLE VOLUNTEERS; AND FOR TRACKING AND EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS VOLUNTEERS MAKE TO THE HOSPITAL. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, THERE WERE 29 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE HOSPITAL.RECREATIONAL THERAPIST - THESE THERAPISTS PROVIDE NON-REIMBURSABLE SERVICES THROUGH PATIENT SPECIFIC GOAL-DIRECTED TREATMENT TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF DISABILITY ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION IN THE COMMUNITY. THERAPEUTIC RECREATION IS AN OPTION FOR PROVIDING REQUIRED EDUCATION TO PATIENTS IN AREAS NOT ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED ROUTINELY BY OTHER DISCIPLINES.PEER MENTOR PROGRAM - THE MAGEE PEER MENTOR PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO NEWLY INJURED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PEERS ARE ACTIVE IN THE SPINAL CORD INJURY, AMPUTATION, BRAIN AND STROKE PROGRAMS. PATIENTS WITH ADDICTION ISSUES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ADDICTIONS MENTOR PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS STRIVE TO MATCH A PEER MENTOR WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A SIMILAR INJURY LEVEL, AGE, GENDER, SOCIAL ROLE AND INTERESTS. THE PEER PROVIDES HOPE THROUGH ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVICE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE NEWLY INJURED. PEER MENTORS PARTICIPATE IN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT GROUPS TO PROVIDE MODELLING AND DEMONSTRATION, FEEDBACK AND ANSWER PATIENT QUESTIONS. WELL OVER 100 PEERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED.GUEST RELATIONS AND CONCIERGE SERVICES - THIS SERVICE PROVIDES NON-CLINICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE AN EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT EXPERIENCE. THE CONCIERGE AND GUEST RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES WILL DO "WHATEVER IT TAKES" TO MAKE THE PATIENT'S STAY AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE. MANY OF OUR OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY ATMOSPHERE AND NEED HELP WITH TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS, PARKING OPTIONS, ETC. THIS HELPS TO EASE THEIR BURDEN WHEN VISITING THEIR LOVED ONE.

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