Madonna was named in honor of the Blessed Mother and provides services according to the Benedictine values, which the hospital continues to follow today.
Madonna's first brochure from 1959.Â
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An early Madonna flier from 1959.
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In 1965, Sister Phyllis Hunhoff is named the new administrator for Madonna Home. Although the mission was originally to serve the elderly in a long-term care setting, Madonna soon evolves to meet the growing need for physical medicine and rehabilitation programs to help people of all ages regain independence and live in their communities.
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As an early leader in this specialization, in 1966 Madonna begins offering rehabilitation services. That same year, Madonna receives the nation’s first Medicare certification
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Sister Margaret, one of the many Marion Sisters who worked at Madonna, gets her first Medicare check in the U.S. in 1966.Â
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Adelyn Beaty, Madonna's first nursing director, in the late 1960s.
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In 1971, Madonna constructs a new 132-bed facility, the St. Joseph building, for short-term care .The Madonna Foundation is established in the same year. By the early 1970s, Madonna is the acknowledged rehabilitation leader in Lancaster County, serving over 400 patients a year in a designated skilled certified area. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and recreation therapy services are included in Madonna’s interdisciplinary approach to care.
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The hospital tears down the old St. James building in 1976 and builds a new 120-bed unit, St. James Hall, in its place.
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Marsha Lommel is named director of Rehabilitation Services in 1978.Â
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In 1979, Madonna becomes licensed as a hospital and opens a 22-bed stroke and brain injury unit.
Costs have increased more than 20% on average over the past two years, and reimbursements from both government and private insurers have not kept up, hospital officials say.
