Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital – Center City — Local services in Philadelphia

I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and sent to Magee for inpatient rehab. When I was at Jefferson hospital and asked whether I would prefer to stay at Jefferson or go to Magee, most of the Jefferson staff was cagey when asked what the difference was. I soon found out from a PT and a CNA that Magee was much nicer with a better facility, better alternative therapy (art therapy, music therapy, horticulture therapy, rec therapy), private rooms, better food, etc. staying at Jefferson rehab would likely mean a shared room.

The Magee experience was beyond wonderful. I cannot imagine a better place to heal or better people to help me heal. My core team was an amazing group of human beings my OT Shelby, PT Ali, music therapy with John, art therapy with Julie, almost all of the nurses and CNA’s were extremely thoughtful, pleasant, compassionate, and caring. The food was actually pretty decent, think nice college cafeteria food.

The rooms are recently renovated although I highly recommend trying to get on the second floor if you care about hdmi ports on the TV for other devices i.e. roku, video games, etc. if you are on a floor without functioning hdmi ports, the concierge Robin is an absolutely wonderful person who will hook you up with a tv that has what you need. The concierge service is always so willing and able to get you the things you need and were so helpful and friendly.

All in all it was a life changing experience that leaves me a Magee devotee. I plan on volunteering as much as possible there once I recover. As soon as I landed there, the nightmare I was living had ended. Magee is magic if you open your...

My husband has been in Magee since late December 2019 and the RNs, Technicians, Physical and Occupational, Chaplain, Social Worker, Receptionists and even some of the Cafeteria workers have been AMAZING! I heard all great things about Magee and was so excite to get him in there just based on reviews but I have to say I have been blessed with their personal care. Since day 1 he has shown improvement and while he personally resists at times they never place judgement on him but rather work with him more to show him that HE MATTERS! I was so Impressed that since the beginning of his stay they always Persia lily addressed him as with any questions and I know after 21 years that this made him feel just as important as he felt about himself before his stroke. He is really hard to deal With at times but nevertheless they always treat him the same, with love and care and have taught him to smile again and have hope! I see the change I him mentally and mostly emotionally. He is more receptive to laughter despite his normal scowl. He wants to eat now and want to talk and mostly want to walk again! As a family we were always confident he’d recover, although we l ew it would be slowly, we were still excited to see some of him comeback to us. Since he’s been here I have seen bits of him coming back everyday. They never stop teaching him to believe in himself and fight for his recovery. Magee’s staff fights for him as well and reassures him daily that he can do things again and that he IS getting better. Thank you Magee! I see his shine peaking...

My uncle, who suffered a paralyzing stroke in July, was in the wonderful care of the caring and sweet people at Magee from August through October. I went to visit him once and I was blown away, not only by the caring, supporting and truly empathetic staff, but also by the beautiful surroundings. My uncle had a huge room with floor-to-ceiling windows where the sunshine poured in. The entire facility was so clean and beautiful, after an extensive renovation, that it almost reminded me of a five-star corporate resort. The hallways were wide and quiet, with nary a beeping machine or tubing in sight.

Because of being paralyzed on the left side, and having a feeding tube, the staff had to use an automatic pneumatic lift that brought him from the room to the bathroom for bathing. It was so cleverly engineered and tucked out of sight, that you really didn't have a clue that you were in the rehab room of a paralyzed patient.

Despite being garbed in head-to-toe PPE for COVID, each member of the staff I came in contact with was friendly, supportive, caring and empathic. I truly felt the caring come all the way through their PPE.

Everyone in our family was able to sigh a breath of relief because we knew our uncle was in...