HealthSouth Hospitals and Outpatient Centers of Mechanicsburgjoin rehabilitation providers across the nation Sept. 18-24, 2011, in celebration of National Rehabilitation Week.

The week will be highlighted by various events and activities at the hospital. Community members are invited to visit for Classic Cars and Rehab Day on Sunday, September 18th, 2-4pm, as we kick off National Rehab Week.

Street Rods, Classic and Antique Cars will be on display as well as free health screenings and tours of the hospital.

“Getting patients back to their active lives is our mission at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechanicsburg “said Mark Freeburn, HealthSouth CEO. “National Rehabilitation Week provides a great opportunity for our hospital to honor how much each of our patients have accomplished since their injury or illness. We invite the community to join in our celebrations and to learn of the successes that rehabilitation brings to patients at our hospital every day.”

National Rehabilitation Week was established in 1976 to create awareness of people with disabilities and promote the benefits of rehabilitation. In 1990, a presidential proclamation designated the third week of September as National Rehabilitation Week, which has grown to include more than 7,000 organizations.

About HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechanicsburg
HealthSouth is a 75-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services. Serving patients throughout the Central Pennsylvania area, the hospital is located at 175 Lancaster Blvd, Mechanicsburg and on the Web at www.healthsouthpa.com

About HealthSouth
HealthSouth is the nation’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in terms of revenues, number of hospitals, and patients treated and discharged. Operating in 26 states across the country and in Puerto Rico, HealthSouth serves patients through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation satellite clinics and home health agencies. HealthSouth’s hospitals provide a higher level of rehabilitative care to patients who are recovering from conditions such as stroke and other neurological disorders, orthopedic, cardiac and pulmonary conditions, brain and spinal cord injuries, and amputations. HealthSouth can be found on the Web at www.healthsouth.com.

For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact Dennis Mahaffey at (717)-691-4834.