Meet Madonna's President and CEO, Marsha Lommel...
"Where there is great love there are always miracles."
-Willa Cather, Pulizer prize winning Nebraska author.
Why should you choose Madonna for your rehabilitation? The most important reason is that Madonna believes in healing the body, mind and spirit. We see each person as a unique individual with a personal history to share, special interests and relationships to nourish, an emotional nature, and spiritual connections from which to draw strength. All of these are affected by illness or injury and disability, and all must be part of the healing process. At Madonna, we believe that the body, mind, and spirit must heal together; indeed they must heal each other. Our approach to rehabilitation means not just providing therapy. It means putting lives and families and hopes and dreams back together. Those who come to Madonna for help become part of a loving and caring family of experts and friends. It means relearning and/or adapting the ways to resume life roles, such as a parent, spouse, employee or student. Rehabilitation focuses on the skills needed to continue those roles, such as driving, taking care of a home or managing finances.
Beyond Madonna's ability to nurture and treat the whole person is a significant new level of hope for those faced with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke or other serious condition. It lies in our Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering. The role of the Institute is to ensure that advances in technology are identified, adapted and integrated into the medical rehabilitation process for the benefit of patients and families.
By combining the most compassionate patient care with the latest in research and treatment methods, patients have the very best opportunities to return home, get back to work, their families and communities. As one former patient told us "Madonna gave me back my life."
Hope and healing to each of you.
Marsha Lommel, MA, MBA, FACHE
President and CEO
