MossRehab
MossRehab is a rehabilitation center located in the Philadelphia area in Pennsylvania. In the 1990s, MossRehab merged with and became a part of Einstein Healthcare Network[1] .MossRehab’s Main Campus is located at 60 Township Line Road, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. It has various other locations[2], including Center City Philadelphia, Collegeville, PA, other Philadelphia suburbs and 1200 West Tabor Road, Philadelphia, PA at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia.
History:
Established in June 1900, the Lucien Moss[3]Home for the Incurables treated patients with advanced cases of tuberculosis[4] in the Philadelphia area. It later began to treat patients with other chronic illnesses. Lucien Moss[5], the benefactor, was born in Philadelphia. Following his retirement, he became involved in philanthropy throughout the city and associated himself with many Hebrew societies. On June 10th, 1900, he left most of his money to the Jewish Hospital Association of Philadelphia[6] for the founding of the Lucien Moss Home for Incurables of the Jewish Faith[7]. Lucien Moss's legacy lived on through his grandson, John Moss.
In 1961, the Moss Home moved from its original North Philadelphia location into the 124-bed building on West Tabor Road in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and became known as Moss Rehabilitation. It became a stroke evaluation and care clinic between 1961-64. The Moss Home helped to develop the field of physical rehabilitation medicine as it emerged. It later took on the name MossRehab, which it is still called today.
MossRehab established a Rehabilitation Training Center in 1970 and that same year appointed Dorothea Glass, MD[8], as its Medical Director. She was one of the first women in such a leadership role in rehabilitation.
The Prosthetics and Orthotics clinical service was established in 1972. MossRehab opened the research Gait Laboratory in 1976 and two years later, established the Center for Communication Disorders. In 1984, MossRehab opened an outpatient program for both adolescents and adults with spina bifida.
In 1974, Moss began a driving training program for persons with disabilities to learn how to safely and independently drive. Since then, MossRehab advocates for accessibility through programs such as Camp Independence[9], a week long camp got adults with physical disabilities; the Clubhouse[10], a program for people experiencing disabilities after brain injuries; and Young Empowerment Stroke Support Group (YESS program)[11], a support system for stroke survivors under the age of 65. In addition, MossRehab participates in They Will Surf Again[12] in Wildwood, NJ, through Life Rolls On. They Will Surf Again is a day-long event helping people with disabilities experience surfing at the beach.
MossRehab was also the first healthcare facility to adopt the new accessible icon and lead a lobbying effort[13], encouraging the city of Philadelphia to adopt the icon[14].
MossRehab ranked on the inaugural list of U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation”[15] in 1993. It has since been on the list for 25 years, and in the top ten for the past decade[16]
The region’s first center dedicated to helping people with traumatic brain injuries was the Drucker Brain Injury Center[17], founded in the 1980s by MossRehab.
The Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute was founded in 1992 in order to organize research occurring at MossRehab and start new initiatives[18]. The program focuses on cognitive neuroscience and rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury treatment and outcomes, and movement science and mobility rehabilitation. It is located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
In 2009, MossRehab launched[19]the first clinical trials for ReWalk[20], a wearable robotic[21] exoskeleton[22] that is motorized[23]. ReWalk is worn around the legs and back, and helps patients recovering from spinal cord injuries.
Main Services Provided:
- Amputation and Prosthetics
- Stroke
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- ↑ "Locations - MossRehab". www.mossrehab.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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- ↑ "MOSS, LUCIEN - JewishEncyclopedia.com". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ Philadelphia, Jewish Hospital Association of (1917). Annual Report: Jewish Hospital Association of Philadelphia. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Moss Family Scrapbooks from Jewish Life in America". www.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "CONTENTdm". digital.library.temple.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Camp Independence - MossRehab". www.mossrehab.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "The Clubhouse - MossRehab". www.mossrehab.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Young Empowerment Stroke Support Group Yess". www.stroke.org. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Surf New Jersey August 4". Life Rolls On. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Councilwoman Parker, City Officials Announce Adoption of New Icon for Individuals with Disabilities". Philadelphia City Council. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "A new look for accessible parking in Phila". 6abc Philadelphia. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation". U.S. News & World Report.
- ↑ "Gale - Product Login". galeapps.gale.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Philadelphia Hospitals: Brain Injury". Philadelphia Magazine. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute - MossRehab". www.mossrehab.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "Shibboleth Authentication Request". login.libproxy.temple.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "MossRehab to Host Clinical Trials of New ReStore-assistive Walking Device". EurikaAlert.
- ↑ "Ovid: Login Failure". ovidsp.dc2.ovid.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ Senior, Robert (March 24, 2014). "MossRehab uses robot therapy to help the paralyzed walk". https://www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "MossRehab First in the U.S. to Offer Therapeutic Use of ReWalk™ Device". www.businesswire.com. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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