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Joining forces: Representatives from both organizations mark Virtua’s acquisition of Rehab Connection, a 25-year-old physical- and occupational-therapy practice with six sites and multiple school contracts. Pictured are Amy Knecht (left) and Michele Warren (center), co-founders of the former Rehab Connection; Heather Eble (second from left) and Keith Abruzzese, Directors of Rehabilitation for Virtua; and Maria Franchio (right), Virtua’s Assistant Vice President of Rehabilitation Services. (Photo provided)
South Jersey’s largest health system is expanding its rehabilitation capabilities with a major acquisition, according to a recent announcement. Virtua has acquired Rehab Connection, which operates six outpatient clinics and provides therapy in more than 20 area schools, effective August 1. The purchase brings Virtua’s total number of rehabilitation facilities to 17 – more than any other South Jersey health system.
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The facilities are now known as Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation. The newly acquired sites are in Barrington, Berlin, Cherry Hill, Cinnaminson, Lumberton, and West Deptford. They join existing Virtua rehabilitation offices across Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties. (See the full list below.)
The three owners of Barrington-based Rehab Connection and their staff will continue as members of the Virtua team. The newly acquired facilities average 2,800 patient-visits a month.
“We’re delighted to welcome Rehab Connection, their patients and employees to the Virtua family,” said Maria Franchio, Virtua’s Assistant Vice President of Rehabilitation Services.
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“We already have much in common, including a culture of putting our patients’ wellbeing first, and a commitment to following best practices in all we do.”
Rehab Connection’s owners – all doctorate-degreed physical therapists – expressed similar sentiments.
“Virtua is committed to providing an outstanding experience to every patient, just as we are,” said Michele Warren, a Rehab Connection co-owner alongside Amy Knecht and Tom Bianco.
“By joining Virtua, we will be able to provide more people with access to Virtua’s extensive resources, and make an even greater difference in our patients’ lives.”
The acquisition will enable Virtua to better meet the needs of its patients, too, noted Franchio of the nonprofit, Marlton-based health system.
“The new locations will provide better access and shorter wait times,” she said. “More of our patients will be able to stay within the Virtua system for their rehab, which will enhance the continuity of their care.”
The former Rehab Connection facilities “will continue to be your neighborhood and family physical therapy with no change in operating hours and the same staff,” added Warren, who co-founded the organization with Knecht in 1993.
The acquisition will allow both Virtua and the former Rehab Connection to provide a wider array of services. For instance, Virtua will now offer physical and occupational therapy in area schools through Rehab Connection’s school contract program. The former Rehab Connection outpatient clinics will be able to offer occupational and speech/language therapy through Virtua’s capabilities.
In addition, patients will have a connection to Virtua’s other rehabilitation services, including long-term care, home care, and the Virtua Pediatric Early Intervention Program for infants and toddlers.
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A list of Virtua physical therapy and rehabilitation sites is below:
«Denotes former Rehab Connection sites.
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation «
50 E. Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007
(856) 547-4422
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation «
181 W. White Horse Pike
Berlin, NJ 08009
(856) 335-8008
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
1000 Atlantic Ave., 1st Floor
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 246-3645
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation «
1301 Springdale Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
(856) 334-6160
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
53 Haddonfield Rd., Suite 320
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(856) 488-1177
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation «
2800 U.S. 130 North #106
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
(856) 829-0499
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation «
205 Madison Ave.
Lumberton, NJ 08048
(609) 261-3354
Virtua Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Route 38 and Eayrestown Rd.
Lumberton, NJ 08060
(609) 914-8490
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
141 E. Route 70, Suite D
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856) 762-1250
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Virtua Health and Wellness Center
401 Young Ave., Suite 145
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 291-8733
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Virtua Health and Wellness Center
2309 Evesham Rd., Suite 102
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(856) 325-5305
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Virtua Health and Wellness Center
239 Hurffville-Crosskeys Rd., Suite 110
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856) 341-8500
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
556 Egg Harbor Rd., Suite A
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856) 286-2000
Virtua Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation «
204 Grove Ave., Suite B
West Deptford, NJ 08086
(856) 433-6382
Virtua Hand Therapy & Rehabilitation – Marlton
536 Lippincott Drive
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856) 355-7141
Virtua Hand Therapy & Rehabilitation – Delran
1311B Fairview Blvd.
Delran, NJ 08075
(856) 368-3216
Virtua Hand Therapy & Rehabilitation – Sewell
556 Egg Harbor Rd., Suite A
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856) 286-2000
About Virtua:
As one of New Jersey’s largest, non-profit health systems, Virtua provides comprehensive health care services to achieve its mission to help people be well, get well and stay well. Virtua provides services through Virtua Medical Group with 500 physicians and other clinicians, and at its urgent care centers, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, health and wellness centers, fitness centers, home health services, long-term care and rehabilitation centers, and paramedic program.
A leader in maternal and child health services, Virtua delivers nearly 8,000 babies a year. It provides health services to 1,500 businesses, and participates in Virtua Physician Partners, a clinically integrated network of 1,000 physicians and other clinicians.
Virtua is affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neuroscience and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for pediatrics. It employs over 9,000 and has been honored as the #1 Best Place to Work in the Delaware Valley many times since 2007.
It is the recipient of a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality of care, and its hospitals earned straight A’s in patient safety by The Leapfrog Group. U.S. News and World Report ranked Virtua’s Mount Holly and Voorhees hospitals as High Performing Hospitals and Voorhees as a Best Regional Hospital. Virtua is also the recipient of the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation.
For more information, visit www.virtua.org or www.virtuabroadcastnetwork.org.