Arizona sun., 1962-03-08
The Center Story

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habilitation Center was built iOini
ly by the men and women of Ores
rized labor of this area and match
ing grants from the Federal gov
ernment. Operating revenue comes
health agencies referring patients
10 the Center and by Individual
to pay-but no patient ever has
patients, according to their ability
from the Annual Easter Seal Cam
paign Individual and group dona
lions fees which are paid bv
been turned away because of inabil
ity to pay.
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The Center is medically y-orient
ed. There is a Medical Director
with assMedical Advisory Board
Of local. physicians and other re
Ihabilitation authorities. Patients
are accepted only upon direct re-
ferral by a qualified physician or
a cooperating medically -oriented
health agency An Admissions
Board composed of a staff physi-
cian-specialists screens all ap-
plications and works with the
patients own physician in de-
yermining the proper therapy to
be administered by the Center. Up
on discharge from the Center all
patients are returned to their ad-
mitting physician or agency. n.
The Center is a total or .'com-
prehenSive" rehabilitation facility.
Services referred to as care and
treatment include: physical, Oc-
!cupational and speech therapies;
pathological services; psychological
services; pre- vocational evalua-
tions; industrial services; blind
training; special education for orth
opedically handicapped and deaf
children; and social services. All
services are on an 0ut-patient
basis. y l8ss L
Referfals to the Center are made
by private physicians; private
Health and Welfare Agencies, the
Veterans d Administration, the
State Division of Vocational Re-
habilitation, other Federal, State
or County Agencies and the In
dustrial Commission of Arizona.
Diseases and disorders. in ad-
'dition to accident or injury cases,
for which there are rehabilita-
ton programs include cerebral
palsy, arthritis, poliomyelitis, mus
icular dystrophy, brain injuries and
other crippling ailments.
The Staff of Samuel Gompers
Memorial Rehabilitation Center is
headed by an Executive Director
with a Medical Director assisted
by highly trained group of re-
habilitation specialists and thera-
pists.
The Center has affiliate programs
with Arizona State University and
the University of Colorado where
by the Center aids in the training
Eof persons earning degrees in re-
Ihabilitation areas.
The Center is the only such in
stitution in the State of Arizona and
the only one of its kind between
Ell Paso, Texas and Los Angeles.
California. 4.-
A brace fund and hearing aid
fund make possible interest-free
loans to patients for special equip
ment. There is hobby program
operated for patients including
crafts work in copper, tooling,
ceramics, woodworking, leather
tooling, etc.
Many persons tour the Center
each year. Several staff and board
members are available as speakers
to meetings of professional and
civic groups.
An Auxiliary, limited to 125 wom-
en-, devotes much time and effort
to various projects in which the
Center is involved.
The Center's administrative po-
licies are set forth by an elected
Board of Directors composed of
leading citizens in the community.