Short-term rehab · Lawton, Oklahoma

Rehab that feels more like recess.

Physical, occupational and speech therapy six days a week in a sunny, loud, encouraging gym, with nurses around the clock and a team that cheers when you leave.

A patient laughing as she spins a hula hoop during group exercise class, her therapist joining in behind her

Hi there

Hard work goes faster when you're having fun.

Nobody wants to be in rehab. We get it. So we built a place people don't dread: a gym full of windows and music, therapists who know your grandkids' names by day three, and a whiteboard by the door where every patient writes the first thing they're going to do when they get home. Fishing at Lake Lawtonka is a popular one.

Under the fun is serious medicine. Registered nurses on every shift, a physician who rounds three times a week, and therapy designed around your actual life: the two steps into your trailer, the bathroom at your daughter's house, the walk to your mailbox on a gravel road.

— Renee Holloway, administrator

Two patients pedaling stationary bikes side by side in the therapy gym

What sets us apart

Where we shine

A patient warming up on the stationary bike
01

Physical therapy

Walking, balance, stairs and strength, in a gym with real curbs, ramps and a gravel strip.

Medicare Part A
A patient lifting light hand weights by the big gym windows
02

Group exercise and balance class

Hula hoops, music and a very competitive game of balloon volleyball.

Included
A therapist leading a shoulder stretch
03

Home safety check before discharge

We visit your home, measure doorways and tell you exactly what to change.

Included

Sample family reviews

High fives from patients

I came in after a hip replacement, grumpy as a bear. By week two I was the one starting the hula hoop contest. Went home in seventeen days.
Betty R.Rehab patient, 2025
My husband is a retired Army first sergeant. He does not like being told what to do. Marcus figured that out fast and turned every exercise into a challenge. Worked like a charm.
Linda K.Wife of a rehab patient
After my stroke I couldn't say my granddaughter's name. Speech therapy here gave it back to me. I said it to her on the phone and she cried.
Ernest W.Rehab patient, 2024
Mom wrote 'Lake Lawtonka' on the whiteboard her first day. Six weeks later we took her fishing. She caught nothing and laughed the whole time.
Shawna T.Daughter of a rehab patient
They came out to our place in Elgin and told us exactly where to put the grab bars. Daddy hasn't fallen since.
Cody M.Son of a rehab patient
I've been in three rehabs. This is the only one where I looked forward to therapy.
Harold J.Rehab patient, 2025

Our team

Your cheering section

Marcus Lee, DPT, Director of Rehabilitation

Marcus Lee, DPT

Director of Rehabilitation

Marcus played linebacker at Cameron and still coaches Little League. He has a ten-minute pep talk for every occasion.

  • Joint replacement
  • Sports-style training
Teresa Banda, RN, Director of Nursing

Teresa Banda, RN

Director of Nursing

Twenty years as a nurse, the last eight here. Teresa answers her phone at 2 a.m. and means it.

  • Cardiac recovery
  • Wound care
Dr. Samuel Okafor, Medical Director

Dr. Samuel Okafor

Medical Director

A family physician in Lawton for fifteen years, Dr. Okafor rounds Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.

  • Internal medicine
  • Geriatrics
Kendra Wilson, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist

Kendra Wilson, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Kendra runs the practice kitchen and the bathroom drills. Her patients learn to shower safely before they go home.

  • Daily living skills
  • Adaptive equipment

For families

For families

Your job is to show up and cheer. Here's how we help with the rest.

  1. 01

    Weekly update call

    Your loved one's nurse or therapist calls with progress every week.

  2. 02

    Sit in on therapy

    Watch a session and learn the exercises you'll help with at home.

  3. 03

    Care conference

    Meet the whole team before discharge to plan the trip home.

  4. 04

    Out-of-town family

    We'll set up video calls and send updates by text, with permission.

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Life here lately

Join the team

Good pay, real benefits and a gym with music.

Visit

Find us on Gore Boulevard

Tour & office hours

  • Tours, every day8a – 7p
  • Admissions, Mon – Sat7a – 7p
  • Families visitAny time

Families are welcome anytime. Come for a session and you'll learn the exercises too.

Let's get you back outside.

Call or text admissions, or ask your hospital case manager to send a referral. We usually say yes the same day.