Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is a division of the Select Medical Corporation that provides physical medicine and rehabilitation programs and services. There are currently three inpatient rehabilitation facilities located throughout New Jersey. On June 1, 2010, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation was awarded the Gallup Organization Great Workplace Award. The award is presented to the best performing workplaces in the world. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation was one of only 25 recipients of the award. Kessler has also been ranked among the top one percent of rehabilitation hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
Mission statement Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation has the following mission statement:
Locations
West Orange campus The West Orange campus, located in West Orange, New Jersey, currently operates 152 beds and specializes in the following:
Severe disorders of consciousness Ventilator management Spinal cord injury Brain injury Stroke Amputation
Saddle Brook campus The Saddle Brook campus, located in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, currently operates 112 beds and specializes in the following:
Stroke Brain injury Amputation Neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis, ALS, and Parkinson's disease Joint replacement Orthopedic trauma
Chester campus The Chester campus, located in Chester, New Jersey, currently operates 72 beds and specializes in the following:
Brain injury Stroke Neurological conditions Amputation Joint replacement Orthopedic trauma
History 1948 - Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation founded in West Orange, New Jersey by Henry H. Kessler, M.D. 1949 - First patients admitted on January 3 1953 - New building housing large gymnasium, physical therapy department, and prosthetics shop dedicated 1956 - Kessler receives a $90,000 grant from the New Jersey State Rehabilitation Commission to establish a pre-vocational diagnostic unit, the first of its kind in the state 1959 - Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for a new 48-bed patient wing on the West Orange campus 1961 - New patient wing is dedicated and a swimming pool is constructed 1970 - Urology Services Department added to Kessler-West Orange 1973 - Groundbreaking is held for a new wing that will expand patient rooms, programs, and services 1974 - New wing that includes an additional 28 patient beds; outpatient gyms; speech, vocational, and social services areas; hydrotherapy center; and a new dining room and kitchen 1982 - Kessler purchases the New Jersey Rehabilitation Hospital in East Orange, New Jersey; the facility becomes known as Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – East Orange campus 1986 - Kessler opens a 36-bed rehabilitation facility in space leased from the Saddle Brook/Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Saddle Brook, New Jersey 1989 - Kessler acquires the Welkind Rehabilitation Hospital in Chester, New Jersey, which becomes known as Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – Chester campus 1990 - Kessler adds a three-story wing to its West Orange campus for physician offices, expanded urology and radiology services, and research and education areas 1993 - Kessler acquires the Saddle Brook/Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Saddle Brook, New Jersey; it becomes Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – Saddle Brook campus 2003 - Kessler Rehabilitation Corporation is acquired by Select Medical Corporation 2005 - Groundbreaking ceremonies mark the beginning of construction on a new three-story addition to the Kessler West Orange campus 2007 - East Orange campus is closed; services and staff are transferred to the West Orange and Saddle Brook campuses 2008 - Kessler celebrates its 60th anniversary
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