The Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IPMR) earns STAR Program® Certification
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The Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IPMR) is announcing the delivery of first-rate cancer rehab services to survivors in Illinois, thanks to earning STAR Program® Certification.
IPMR in Peoria, IL announced today that it has earned its STAR Program® Certification from the Massachusetts-based Oncology Rehab Partners, leading experts in the field of survivorship care. IPMR is leading the way by offering excellent cancer rehabilitation services to its patients by becoming STAR Program Certified. IPMR is a comprehensive outpatient rehab facility with several locations in Central Illinois for over 60 years. “By receiving STAR Certification, IPMR is showing our commitment to improve function and quality of life in Central Illinois. We hope that our comprehensive cancer rehabilitation will make a profound impact on the lives of survivors and their families.” stated Rick Zehr, IPMR president.
STAR Program Certification uniquely qualifies facilities like IPMR to offer premium Oncology Rehabilitation Services to survivors who suffer from debilitating side effects, caused by treatments.
To receive its certification, IPMR executed Oncology Rehab Partners’ unparalleled STAR Program Certification, a conventional medicine and evidence-based standardized model of oncology rehabilitation service delivery, successfully implementing the program’s evaluation and treatment protocols and rehabilitation training. These services are covered by health insurance providers and will be offered to patients by a knowledgeable and sensitive medical staff that is specially trained to work with survivors of all forms of cancer.
Specialty caregivers from a pool of disciplines-including physicians, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists, dieticians, oncology massage therapists, psychologist and acupuncturist.-will work together with each patient on a personalized rehabilitation plan to increase strength and energy, alleviate pain, heal emotionally, and improve daily function and quality of life.
“IPMR is uniquely qualified to deliver an exceptional multi-disciplinary approach to healing,” said IPMR medical director Dr. Lisa Snyder.
STAR Program Certification from Oncology Rehab Partners provides hospitals and cancer centers with the tools needed to quickly and effectively implement an exceptional survivorship care plan.
Oncology Rehab Partners co-founder Julie Silver, MD, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and herself a cancer survivor, “IPMR should be commended for its commitment to providing cancer survivors with comprehensive cancer rehabilitation services!”
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