MARIANJOY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AND SHERMAN HEALTH ANNOUNCE PREMIER SKILLED NURSING RELATIONSHIP Marianjoy to Oversee Medical Rehabilitation at March 30, 2012 (Wheaton, IL) – Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and Sherman Health today announced a strategic relationship that will bring Marianjoy’s expert rehabilitation care to Sherman West Court (SWC), Sherman Health’s skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Elgin. Marianjoy will provide onsite medical directorship and guide the rehabilitation treatment provided by SWC clinicians, who provide physical, occupational and speech therapies, as well as dietary and nursing care. The Marianjoy Medical Group, a network of board-certified physiatrists who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation, will provide leadership at the facility under the direction of Dr. Besagarahally Shankara Marianjoy is nationally recognized for its exceptional and compassionate rehabilitative healthcare and clinical expertise, while Sherman Health was recently awarded the distinguished 2011 Silver Award from the Lincoln Foundation for performance excellence. “This alliance brings together two exemplary healthcare providers while extending the continuum of rehabilitation care for patients in the western suburbs of Chicago,” said John Brady, DHA, Vice President of Physician Services and Organizational Planning at Marianjoy. “This collaboration will undoubtedly deliver added accessibility to rehabilitative services and add jobs.” Joseph McManus, Administrator at Sherman West Court welcomes the new partnership. “Marianjoy is an unquestioned leader in the provision of post-acute care services. Marianjoy will bring their evidence-based best practices to our facility in order to meet the needs of the patients and communities we serve. Our patients will benefit greatly from this alliance.” # # # About Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
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