HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona is an 80-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services designed to return patients to leading active and independent lives.
Our hospital provides a wide range of physical rehabilitation services, a vast network of highly skilled, independent private practice physicians and HealthSouth therapists and nurses, and the most innovative equipment and rehabilitation technology, ensuring that all patients have access to the highest quality care. Designed with our patient s care in mind, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona offers 72 semi-private rooms and eight private rooms with amenities like televisions, telephones and wireless internet capabilities.
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona has specialized inpatient programs for stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurology, cardiac and orthopedics. Other services offered include Day Hospital Program, aquatics, pain management, arthritis, wellness and industrial and work programs.
This 90,000 square-foot hospital serves patients throughout Central Pennsylvania and is located at 2005 Valley View Boulevard, Altoona, Pennsylvania and has outpatient locations in Altoona, Bedford, Duncansville and Tyrone, Pennsylvania.

HEALTHSOUTH PM&R PHYSICIAN DESCRIPTION

PM&R Physician will establish a private practice to include a caseload of medically complex inpatient rehabilitation patients and an outpatient rehabilitation practice if he or she chooses. The Physiatrist will set up a relationship with an independent billing company and retain 100% of his/her own billing and collections. Healthsouth hospitals are extremely busy with high patient volumes - HealthSouth has its own well-trained outreach teams that identify appropriate inpatient rehabilitation candidates from surrounding areas.

QUALIFICATIONS

MD or DO with state medical license or willingness to obtain state license
Board certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Patient-centered commitment to excellence
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
Hospital-based physiatry experience preferred but not required
Interest in being a part of a thriving community

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