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Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Restoring the skills to rebuild your life

Stroke Rehabilitation
Recovering ability, mobility and more

Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Discovering the path to independence

Neurologic Rehabilitation
Optimizing your individual abilities

Amputee Rehabilitation
Overcoming the challenges of limb loss

Medically Complex
Finding solutions to complex needs

Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Regaining function and movement

Pediatric Rehabilitation
Specializing in the complex needs of children

Outpatient Rehabilitation
Continuing to build strength and skills

We meet your individual rehabilitation needs and goals through our unparalleled scope of programs and services. Our expert care, treatment and technologies help patients overcome medical, physical, cognitive, vocational and social challenges. Our patients regain strength, skills and the strategies to move forward in life.
Why Choose Us
Outcomes
Measuring our patients’ progress

Accreditations
Maintaining the highest care standards

Scope of Services
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Four Focus Areas of Recovery
Helping patients return to life

Medical expertise, clinical experience, care excellence and an unwavering commitment to advancing individual progress. This is what sets us apart.
Patients and Caregivers
Your Experience
Ensuring an exceptional rehab stay

Admissions
A seamless start to rehabilitation

Success Stories
What patients say about us

Meet Your Team
Skilled professionals guide your recovery

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Tours
See our unparalleled care settings

MyChart and Request for Medical Records

Community Health Needs Assessment

Our goal is to help you reach yours. To do that, we provide an exceptional rehabilitation experience — one that provides individualized care, advanced treatment, training and support to help you move forward. We champion your progress, celebrate your success and work together to rebuild your life with confidence.
Professionals
Education
Advance your career

Refer a Patient
Helping you help your patients recover

Credential Verification
Learn how to receive privileges at our hospitals

Access CareLink
Coding and billing support for professional staff

We offer the resources, education and training to help advance our field. We provide important academic and continuing education programming.

Sharon Malatestinic

Chief Nursing Officer

Sharon Malatestinic, MBA, BSN, R.N. is the chief nursing officer of Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital. In this role, she oversees the nursing department and serves as a member of the hospital’s medical executive committee.

A nurse for more than 24 years, Sharon has worked in peri-anesthesia management at UPMC Pinnacle and Beebe Healthcare in Lewes, Delaware. Previously, she served as chief nursing officer at Encompass Health (formerly HealthSouth) in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Sharon earned a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Eastern University and an associate degree in nursing from Harrisburg Area Community College. She is a member of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses and obtained certification in rehabilitation nursing in 2019.