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RISE Neuro Rehab asks Senate for $2.5M to build post‑acute rehab services for Georgians with catastrophic injuries
Summary
RISE Neuro Rehab Institute told the Senate subcommittee it aims to close gaps in post‑acute rehabilitation with a combined residential and outpatient model; presenters asked the Senate to match the House's $2.5M allocation to begin services and said an initial outpatient facility could open early this fall.
Presenters from RISE Neuro Rehab Institute described a nonprofit plan to fill a documented gap in post‑acute rehabilitation for people with catastrophic neurological injuries and asked the Senate Appropriations subcommittee for state support.
Caitlin Jones, executive director and a board‑certified neurologic physical therapist, told senators the current system provides strong acute care but offers limited post‑acute supports: "You receive only an average…
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