The drive
In 2005, patients from Brown, Coleman and Mills counties were driving two hours each way for rehab. Lauren Whitcomb, then a physical therapist at the hospital, watched families wear out on the highway.
Our story
Rehab close to home
A physical therapist, a two-hour drive and a building designed around a gym.
Our story
Why we built it
The gym first
She designed Coggin Avenue around the gym: suites on two sides, the practice apartment in the middle and the walking course outside. It opened in 2006 with 32 suites.
The goal board
In 2010 a patient wrote his three goals on a napkin and taped it to his wall. The next month every suite had a whiteboard.
Growing
We added 16 suites in 2015 and an amputee training program in 2019, built with area prosthetists.
Today
Most patients go home in about sixteen days, and many come back to the gym as outpatients to keep training.
- 48private rehab suites
- 16average days to home
- 6therapy days a week
- 2006serving the Heart of Texas
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Regional Medical Center · Preferred Post-Acute Partner
- Orthopedic Associates · Joint Replacement Partner
- Readers' Choice · Best Rehabilitation Center
- Amputee Coalition Support Group · Partner Site
- County Chamber · Healthcare Employer of the Year
- Stroke Support Network · Partner Site
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- Regional Health Network · Low-Readmission Recognition
- Top Workplaces · Small Employer
Three goals. One date. Let's get you home.
Tell your hospital case manager you'd like Coggin Avenue, or call our admissions team any day of the week.