Draft:Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare

Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare is a comprehensive rehabilitation hospital located in Saginaw, Michigan, formed through a partnership between Covenant HealthCare and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation.

This facility offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services designed to help patients with various conditions and injuries.

History and Collaboration
In 1891, a group of pioneering women in Grand Rapids, Michigan, had a vision to help kids get the health care they needed. They started with a little black purse and a simple ask: Would anyone named ‘Mary’ donate 10 cents? Mary’s, and people who knew Mary’s, donated their spare change. Enough money was raised to fund a bed at a local hospital. They called it the “Mary Free Bed.”

Mary Free Bed has grown from a single free bed to a leader in rehabilitative care.

Mary Free Bed and Covenant HealthCare combined their expertise to establish Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare, aiming to provide advanced rehabilitation services to the Great Lakes Bay Region. The collaboration leverages the strengths of both organizations to offer specialized care and state-of-the-art rehabilitation technology. The partnership became operational in 2018, later investing in the Saginaw community with a new $40.7M building in 2021.

New Building and Facilities
The new building features 60 private in-patient rooms, space for patients challenged by complex medical conditions and brain injuries, and physical therapy-equipped gyms on each floor.

Other features include outpatient physical therapy rooms with state-of-the-art equipment; a department dedicated to orthotics, prosthetics, and bionics; and rooms built for patients to socialize with visiting family.

Some of their technology and unique offerings include:


 * Ovation Interactive Treadmill (1 of 10 in the US)
 * Lokomat
 * STARscanner
 * Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

Conditions and Services
The hospital provides intensive inpatient rehabilitation for conditions such as:


 * Aches, Pains + Strains
 * ALS
 * Amputation
 * Aneurysm
 * Autism
 * Back Pain
 * Brachial Plexus
 * Brain Injury
 * Brain Tumor
 * Cancer
 * Cerebral Palsy
 * Clubfoot
 * COVID-19
 * Deconditioned
 * Dysphasia
 * Feeding Issues
 * Fibromyalgia
 * Guillain-Barre Syndrome
 * Lymphedema
 * Multiple Sclerosis
 * Myelodysplasia
 * Myopathy
 * Neuropathy
 * Orthopedic
 * Pain
 * Plagiocephaly
 * Post-Concussion
 * Scoliosis
 * Spasticity
 * Spinal Cord Injury
 * Sports Injuries
 * Stroke
 * Torticollis
 * Visual Impairment

Outpatient Rehabilitation
Outpatient services include therapies and treatments for conditions that do not require overnight stays. Continuing to receive rehabilitation after you go home will further your recovery. Mary Free Bed at Covenant also provides treatment for common aches, pains and strains.

Specialized Services
Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare also offers:


 * Amputation Rehabilitation
 * Aquatic Therapy
 * Augmentative Communication
 * Autism Evaluation + Therapy
 * Balance And Fall Prevention
 * Bone Health
 * Brain Injury Rehabilitation
 * Cancer Rehabilitation
 * Cranial Remolding / Helmet Evaluation
 * Electromyography
 * Equipment Evaluation
 * Hand Therapy
 * Home Evaluations
 * LSVT BIG + LOUD
 * Lymphedema Rehabilitation
 * Neurological Rehabilitation
 * Occupational Therapy
 * Orthopedic Rehabilitation
 * Orthotics & Prosthetics + Bionics
 * Pain Rehabilitation
 * Pelvic + Abdominal Rehabilitation
 * Physiatry Consultation
 * Physical Therapy
 * Post-Concussion Rehabilitation
 * Psychology
 * Return To Work
 * Speech Therapy
 * Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
 * Spine Rehabilitation
 * Sports Rehabilitation
 * Stroke Rehabilitation
 * Technology + Therapeutic Tools
 * Vestibular Rehabilitation
 * Virtual Services
 * Visual Therapy
 * Voice + Breathing Therapy
 * Wheelchair Evaluation

Pediatric Services
The facility offers specialized care for children needing rehabilitation. This includes the pediatric therapy gym with appropriately sized equipment and individual treatment spaces. It is specifically designed to support therapy disguised as play.

Some services include:


 * Pediatric Feeding Program
 * Augmentative communication
 * Autism evaluation
 * Cranial remolding/Helmet Evaluation
 * Equipment evaluation
 * Serial casting
 * Wheelchair evaluation

Patient Outcomes and Care Approach
The care approach at Mary Free Bed at Covenant HealthCare emphasizes a combination of science-driven expertise, advanced technology, teamwork, and patient encouragement. They focus on achieving successful rehabilitation outcomes through personalized treatment plans.

Mary Free Bed is a leader among rehabilitation providers in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. In fiscal year 2023, the organization served 98,000 patients across an expanding system of care.

Location
The hospital is located at 700 Cooper Avenue, Suite 1100, Saginaw, MI 48602. They provide both inpatient and outpatient services for adults and children.

These services are offered at multiple locations across Saginaw, Bay City, Frankenmuth, and Hemlock.