It makes a huge difference when you've found the right environment for your rehabilitation - a place where everyone you encounter is truly committed to your recovery. Whether he or she happens to wear a lab coat or business suit, you can be sure every individual here is absolutely driven to provide you and your loved ones with optimal care now and well into the future.
Casa Colina is a non-profit, freestanding, community-governed organization. With incredible support from our community, we have been privileged to bring the benefits of rehabilitation to tens of thousands of people since our first patient in 1936. In the pages that follow, you'll discover more about our leadership, our legacy and a list of other pertinent information to help you learn about Casa Colina.
** OUR MISSION **
Casa Colina will provide individuals the opportunity to maximize their medical recovery and rehabilitation potential efficiently in an environment that recognizes their uniqueness, dignity and self-esteem.
** OUR VISION **
Strategically repositioning ourselves at the forefront of the post-acute continuum by becoming the center of excellence in the provision of services to persons who can benefit from rehabilitation care.
** OUR VALUES **
It is our commitment to enhance the dignity and quality of life of every person we serve.
History Of Casa Colina Hosp For Rehab Med
A Legacy of Healing
Casa Colina was founded in 1936 by Frances Eleanor Smith, affectionately known as "Mother Smith." In a hacienda-style house in Chino, she created a place to care for young children with polio, and teach them how to regain their mobility and self-esteem.
In the process, her team developed breakthrough therapies for these polio patients. The work was recognized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As more medical professionals throughout the country learned about the success of these treatments, other patients began to benefit from these modalities.
After polio was eradicated by the development of a vaccine by Jonas Salk in the early1950s, Casa Colina broadened its services to care for patients of all ages with all kinds of physical injuries and disabilities. True to Mother Smith's legacy, Casa Colina has been recognized throughout the nation as the first to introduce many of the modalities that are implemented in rehabilitative care today.
It was among the first facilities to assemble interdisciplinary treatment teams to collaborate with physicians, it was a pioneer in the management of chronic pain, and it has been a leader in offering a complete continuum of care for those with brain injuries and other neurological trauma. Today, we continue to share our findings and research with other institutions - with the hope of helping patients everywhere.
The name "Casa Colina" means, "House on the Little Hill." But to thousands, it has meant so much more.
