A Reputation for Excellence
In 1958, the Benedictine Sisters of Yankon, South Dakota, purchased a 26-acre campus and three old frame buildings to open a long term care facility for the elderly. Known as the "Madonna Home," the facility began early to earn its reputation for excellence, first as a geriatric facility and later as a physical medicine and rehabilitation center.
Madonna's history has been distinguished by innovation and the development of programs and services which have consistently anticipated national and regional trends.
In 1966, Madonna received the nation's first Medicare check and began to offer rehabilitation services. The goal was to bring individuals to the highest level of independence and give them the opportunity to live outside an institution.
Over the past 50 years, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital has evolved to a health complex that treats children and adults with physical disabilities, helps injured workers return to work quickly and develops collaborative relationships with hospitals in the region to help those with disabilities closer to home. Madonna's Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering is dedicated to finding ways to improve medical rehabilitation through the use of new methods and technologies.
A few of Madonna's unique features include:
- ProActive, the region's finest medically based health and fitness center with more than 100 classes, state-of-the-art equipment and customized support.
- A 5,000 square-foot therapy gymnasium
- Independence Square, a simulated community within the hospital for therapy integration
- A spacious cafeteria with a variety of healthy and delicious menu items
- A sports and recreation program that offers youth and adults with disabilities the opportunity to participate in sports and recreation activities;
- Assistive technology which offers devices to assist with speaking, hearing and understanding;
- Driver retraining which provides abilities assessment, driving evaluation, adaptive equipment and training;
- Orthotics and prosthetics for splints, braces and artificial limbs;
- Medical transportation services for accessible rides to and from medical appointments;
- Beauty and barber services for those with disabilities.
- Fully accessible, on campus housing for families
- A warm water, in-ground therapy pool
- A fully-accessible chapel
- Private patient rooms
- The Arbors, an assisted living estate for those requiring memory support
- The Woods House, an assisted living environment for those with complex disabilities
- ProActive, the region’s finest medically based health and fitness center with more than 100 classes, state-of-the-art equipment and customized support.
- Facility Tour
Today, Madonna offers 319 beds with multiple levels of care on a 22-acre park-like campus in a residential neighborhood with spacious lawns and shade trees, courtyards, sculpture gardens and walking paths.
Madonna is a non-profit hospital governed by a local board of directors and sponsored by Diocesan Health Ministries of Lincoln, Nebraska.
