HEALTH & FITNESS
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Laura Thomas, R.N., right, shown with volunteer Judy Aycock, coordinates the Patient Assistance Program at Samaritan Clinic of Newnan, The program helps patients navigate programs available from drug manufacturing companies that help pay for expensive prescriptions. The clinic has its own pharmacy with donated medication samples. The clinic purchases some insulin.
Crossing Bypass. Ansley Park administrator David Galloway said, “We are excited to add this great new facility to the health care services already available here. Our speciality rehab facility will be another great choice for the community.” Company officials say Ansley Park provides a whole new experience for those seeking rehabilitation therapy. There are only private rooms for live-in patients needing long- or short-term therapy. Care is also offered on an outpatient basis. Private rooms and all other living, dining, relaxing and therapy areas were professionally designed to give Ansley Park a luxurious ambiance similar to that found in the finest hotels, officials said. Rooms feature glider rockers, electric beds, large windows, flatscreen TVs, an advanced nurse call system, and private bathrooms with wheelchair-accessible showers. There are planned activities and events, a range of social activities and even pet therapy visits. Meals are prepared by an executive chef. 22 Coweta Living 2013-14
Landscaping gives all rooms a nice exterior view. There is even an on-site, professionally-staffed beauty salon. But the heart of Ansley Park is the rehabilitation wing, Town Square Rehab, which mimics real-life environments to help the patients prepare to return to their home environment and community safely. Town Square facilities include a physical and occupational therapy gym that offers treatment for pain and muscle weakness as well as NuStep equipment for strengthening and physical exercise. Rehabilitation therapy takes place in “life-space” replicas of a grocery store, kitchen, restaurant area, garden area, bedroom, living room, bathroom, library and car. HealthSouth Corporation announced in May 2013 approval of its state certificate of need for a 50-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Newnan. “We look forward to bringing this new hospital and the much needed comprehensive, inpatient rehabilitation
services to the residents of Coweta, Fayette and south Fulton counties,” said Linda Wilder, president of the southeast region for the Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth. “We also are grateful for the tremendous, positive support we received from the community, its leaders and local health care providers, including Piedmont Health System.” “HealthSouth’s commitment to locating a comprehensive inpatient physical rehabilitation hospital in our community reinforces the city of Newnan’s desire to provide excellent health care services to local and regional residents,” said Newnan Mayor Keith Brady. “This project enhances the city of Newnan’s promise of creating an economically-sustainable environment that stimulates a modern and growing economy, producing wealth for residents and businesses, strengthening existing and future industry clusters and diversifying the city of Newnan’s economic base.” Construction on the approximately 55,000-square-foot hospital was