Van Matre HealthSouth has been nationally-recognized for quality outcomes and patient satisfaction. It is ranked among the best of all HealthSouth rehabilitation hospitals in the country.
Van Matre HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital (VMHS), located at 950 S. Mulford Road in Rockford, is the only rehabilitation hospital in northern Illinois outside of the Chicago area. We offer both inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient therapy, including a specialized outpatient program called Center for Community Re-entry, for patients who need more intensive therapy yet do not require an inpatient setting. VMHS has been nationally-recognized for quality outcomes and patient satisfaction. It is ranked among the best of all HealthSouth rehabilitation hospitals in the country. VMHS specializes in rehabilitation of stroke and other neurological disorders, brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, orthopedic, cardiac and pulmonary conditions. Our goal is to improve our patients function so they can return back home and to the activities they enjoy most.Under the medical guidance of board-certified physiatrists, physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation, patients work with rehabilitation nurses, licensed speech and language pathologists, licensed physical and occupational therapists, psychologists, dietitians, and case managers to rebuild their bodies, minds, and spirits.VMHS is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Our comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program and our inpatient brain injury rehabilitation program are also accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.Hours of operation are 24 hours a day/ seven days per week. Visiting hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily. Visitors are asked to refrain from visiting while a patient is in therapy.